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[Jokuc]

So for some reason I don't eaven know, we celebrate the last day in April and welcome May with a big fire and fireworks. This is what it looked like in my town:

And I filmed the fireworks where you can hear ShadowBolt from the forums talk about dogs in the background.
Btw go to 1:40 for the awesome part if you're too lazy to watch it all


And here are two pictures of the fire

Spoiler

This maybe seems odd to you but we do this in Sweden for some random reason

And it's actually fun.

Edited by Jokuc, 30 April 2012 - 02:07 PM.

[Twiliscael]

My town used to do a thing like this on the 4th of July (cliche I know) but with the bonfire and all it was actually a rather nice time to relax and hang out and have fun for a night.

[Mr. Wobbels]

I love Swedish stuff!

[WiponCat]

valborg ftw

[AppleShy Sparkle]

Meanwhile, i'm laying in my couch eating potato chips with my dog cowering to step outside :/

...

I'm so social.

[Cynic]

Fire?

Flames?

I'm sorry, all I can think about is the Swedish band In Flames.

[Jokuc]

valborg ftw

Eller hur

Fire?

Flames?

I'm sorry, all I can think about is the Swedish band In Flames.

lol

[Princess Viscra]

there was a holiday today were you're supposed to be SOCIAL over here???
learn something new each day

[Kaborer]

Huh?! How could I not remember this? ... I went to a Swedish school for 4-5 years and I can't recall celebrating this day at all...
Good thing I have my mom to remember my time in Nicaragua. (where I went to the Swedish school)

[Doctor XFizzle]

No colorful celebration of burning hockey sticks and waving hockey jerseys to honor the most Swedish-friendly franchise in America, the Detroit Red Wings??

Sweden I am disappoint.

[Vicke]

Im pretty sure everyone do this.
Its called a bonfire.

And no. This isn't Swedish...
No sight of any viking.

Edited by Vicke, 30 April 2012 - 02:45 PM.

[ShadowBean]

Awesome fireworks are awesome!

And are you serious? Do you not know why we celebrate "Valborgsmässoafton" ?

Im pretty sure everyone do this.
Its called a bonfire.

And no. This isn't Swedish...
No sight of any viking.

I was there...

[Dragonshy]

No colorful celebration of burning hockey sticks and waving hockey jerseys to honor the most Swedish-friendly franchise in America, the Detroit Red Wings??

Sweden I am disappoint.

Are you crazy? Do you not remember our celebratory day of the end of April?
Well here is what we do on this sacred day:

[Jokuc]

Awesome fireworks are awesome!

And are you serious? Do you not know why we celebrate "Valborgsmässoafton" ?

I was there...

Nope, I'm not interested in it that's why haha I just came for the fireworks xD

[Kirlia]

May the celebration be wonderful, Jokuc...

Edited by Devin McCourty, 30 April 2012 - 02:53 PM.

[Jokuc]

Im pretty sure everyone do this.
Its called a bonfire.

Maybe, but I didn't know, I've never really cared about the fire, I just come for the fireworks.
And yes I know it's called a bonfire.

May the celebration be wonderful, Jokuc...

lol

[Vicke]

Awesome fireworks are awesome!

And are you serious? Do you not know why we celebrate "Valborgsmässoafton" ?

I was there...

Its called Walpurgis Night.

And this is how a that night should look like:


Not like from what i saw in the video.
Fireworks has nothing to do with Walpurgis Night.

[Jokuc]

Its called Walpurgis Night.

And this is how a that night should look like:

Not like from what i saw in the video.
Fireworks has nothing to do with Walpurgis Night.

NO WAY. I disagree. If it looked like that I'd never come. Never ever, not a chance.
That's way too much people. And actually I don't really care if the fireworks has anything to do with the celebration, fireworks just happens to be one of my big interests since I buy ALOT of them (smällde 7000kr i luften förra året (som farsan brukar säga)) and sometimes I make my own

[Vicke]

NO WAY. I disagree. If it looked like that I'd never come. Never ever, not a chance.
That's way too much people. And actually I don't really care if the fireworks has anything to do with the celebration, fireworks just happens to be one of my big interests since I buy ALOT of them (smällde 7000kr i luften förra året (som farsan brukar säga)) and sometimes I make my own

But this thread was about how we celebrate it, aye?
And that video brings false information. According to the traditions and well, thats how Sweden is.

[Jokuc]

But this thread was about how we celebrate it, aye?
And that video brings false information.

Yes it is and no it doesn't.
This is how we do it around here, and fireworks has been a part of it as long as I can remember