Sweden Day
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Sweden Day is a Midsummer
celebration honoring Swedish heritage and history which has been held annually in New York City since 1941.
The Sweden Day Committee of greater New York
sponsors the annual Sweden Day. This traditional event occurs during the summer solstice
at the scenic Manhem Club, on the sound in Throgs Neck
, New York. This festival of the summer solstice features the raising of the maypole
(Swedish: majstång or midsommarstång), traditional food, music, folk dancing, games, prizes and camaraderie.
Each year one or more persons or organizations are honored for having made a significant contribution or having made outstanding achievements within the Swedish-American community. Key events include the selection of the annual Miss Sweden Day Contest and Sweden Day Man of the Year.
In Sweden
, Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Swedish: Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen) are traditionally celebrated from the eve of the Friday between the week of June 19–25. The event is considered to be one of the most important holiday of the year and one of the most uniquely Swedish in the way in which it is celebrated.
Midsummer
Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice, or that take place on a day between June 21 and June 24, and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different...
celebration honoring Swedish heritage and history which has been held annually in New York City since 1941.
The Sweden Day Committee of greater New York
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...
sponsors the annual Sweden Day. This traditional event occurs during the summer solstice
Summer solstice
The summer solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of a planet's semi-axis in a given hemisphere is most inclined towards the star that it orbits. Earth's maximum axial tilt to our star, the Sun, during a solstice is 23° 26'. Though the summer solstice is an instant in time, the term is also...
at the scenic Manhem Club, on the sound in Throgs Neck
Throgs Neck
Throggs Neck is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It demarcates the passage between the East River , and Long Island Sound...
, New York. This festival of the summer solstice features the raising of the maypole
Maypole
A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, particularly on May Day, or Pentecost although in some countries it is instead erected at Midsummer...
(Swedish: majstång or midsommarstång), traditional food, music, folk dancing, games, prizes and camaraderie.
Each year one or more persons or organizations are honored for having made a significant contribution or having made outstanding achievements within the Swedish-American community. Key events include the selection of the annual Miss Sweden Day Contest and Sweden Day Man of the Year.
In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Swedish: Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen) are traditionally celebrated from the eve of the Friday between the week of June 19–25. The event is considered to be one of the most important holiday of the year and one of the most uniquely Swedish in the way in which it is celebrated.