Walpurgis Day; Very Whohoooo… Or maybe not.

Today, all Swedes are celebrating Walpurgis, but almost nobody really know why, and even fewer care about it. They are pleased enough by the fact that they have a good reason for boozing, in combination with another day free from work. Too bad, it is Sunday today, which means they would have been free from work anyway…

On Walpurgis Day, you should locate a place where someone have collected a fair pile of wood. At the evening, a parade of children are supposed to set the pile on fire, using torches or something. There you’re supposed to stand, freezing your ass off, until the fire has turned big enough to supply you with pleasant heat.

Me and some friends failed in locating a good pile. The one we found looked big enough, but unfortunately, quantity does not imply quality. It was made of wet and fresh wood, and it took bloody forever to begin fire. On the other hand, it provided loads of smoke, as the photos in the album can support (click the photo above to see the album).

Finally, we ended up at some coffee bar in the city of Västerås. The espresso at that place was yet another evidence of that quantity does not imply quality. But I had better not to complain; in company with good friends, you don’t need high quality fires nor coffee. Get the moral?

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