Pourquoi allume-t-on de grands feux à la Saint-Jean ? Pourquoi danse-t-on autour d’un mât décoré de fleurs ? Derrière ces traditions festives se cache un héritage complexe où se croisent croyances ancestrales, folklore et identité culturelle.
- Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Midsummer celebrations throughout Europe coincide with the solstice. Many blend pre-Christian and Christian traditions.
The Kalevala, a poetic epic filled with myth, reflects the shared roots between Finnish and Karelian cultures.
Amid national truth and reconciliation processes, Scandinavian churches are taking stock of their past policies toward the Sámi people.
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