We woke up late in our cozy camper cabin and had to hurry to drive through Lindelse one more time before catching the ferry off the island. We met Pete, Ingrid and family at the medieval center in Nyköping for a day spent celebrating Sankt Hans Dag – Midsommar.
This interpretive center was great fun with trebuchet firings, jousting festivals, and exhibits of how life was lived using the technology of the middle ages. At dusk a witch was burned in effigy, as is befitting any medieval midsummer feast. The boys also loved the final flaming launch of the giant trebuchet. After all of the castles and old buildings we have seen, it was cool to observe the way people lived over 500 years ago, along with experiencing the superstitions and joys that existed then. On our late drive through Denmark back to Germany we saw many large midsummer bonfires. The longest day of the year is still celebrated by the people of the North in grand fashion.
This interpretive center was great fun with trebuchet firings, jousting festivals, and exhibits of how life was lived using the technology of the middle ages. At dusk a witch was burned in effigy, as is befitting any medieval midsummer feast. The boys also loved the final flaming launch of the giant trebuchet. After all of the castles and old buildings we have seen, it was cool to observe the way people lived over 500 years ago, along with experiencing the superstitions and joys that existed then. On our late drive through Denmark back to Germany we saw many large midsummer bonfires. The longest day of the year is still celebrated by the people of the North in grand fashion.
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