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Valborgsmässoafton, sista april eller vardagligt valborg, finlandssvenska vappen, är en årlig högtid som firas i Estland, Finland, Lettland, Sverige, Tjeckien, Slovenien, Tyskland och Åland den 30 april eller 1 maj.
Lär dig mer om valborgsmässoafton, en gammal nordisk högtid som firas med eldar och studentkörsång. Här får du veta om valborgs ursprung, betydelse, traditioner och symboler utifrån museets samlingar och kunskap.
Apr 26, 2024 · Learn about the Swedish spring celebration of Walpurgis, also known as Valborgsmässoafton, on 30 April, and the public holiday of May Day on 1 May. Find out how to join the bonfires, speeches, songs and festivals in different cities and regions across Sweden.
The name of the holiday is often shortened to Walpurgisnacht (German), Valborgsmässoafton ("Valborg's Mass Eve", Swedish), Vappen (Finland Swedish), Vappu , Volbriöö , Valpurgijos naktis , Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi , and čarodějnice or Valpuržina noc .
Apr 29, 2024 · Walpurgis Night, or Valborg in Swedish, is a public event on 30 April when people sing songs of spring and light bonfires across the country. It is also a day of festivity, a village meeting and a workers' day in Sweden.
Apr 30, 2024 · While April 30th may seem like an ordinary day to most of the world, the Swedes know it as ‘Valborgsmässoafton‘ – a day steeped in mythology, tradition, and sheer fun. And as luck would have it, the King’s birthday also happens to fall on this festive occasion.
Apr 28, 2017 · Like many holidays in Sweden, this traditionally Christian celebration no longer has much to do with religion, but rather is a celebration of the arrival of spring. Swedes welcome spring on ...
