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Midsummer bonfire at Rubbestadneset
Midsummer bonfires have long traditions in Norway. It marks the longest day in the northernmost hemisphere.
At Rubbestadneset there is the beach in Furuneset which is the place for a midsummer bonfire.
At Furuneset, a tradition has gradually developed of having a bonfire on a small fleet out on the sea.
This year, the fire was built by a good carpenter and was designed so that it looked like a small boat with a dragon head in front.
In addition to the fire on the raft, there was also a bonfire on the beach, on the rock.
The pictures show the bonfire in various stages.
Some show close-ups of the bonfire. But most of the pictures show the bonfire in the beautiful nature of Rubbestadneset with the mountain Siggjo in the background.
On some of the pictures, we can also spot some recreational boats.
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Greetings to you, my Dear friend @Siggjo! Very interesting story and photos. This stylized ship looks like a Viking ship. Is this somehow related to the fact that the Vikings sent their dead brothers to the last journey in boats that were burned in water?
Thank you for your well-written comments @Barski
I also think the bonfire it looks like a Viking ship. I spoke to the carpenter and he told me that he had built the bonfire from waste material from his job. Especially the dragon head at the front of the boat is similar to those the Viking ships.
What interesting traditions.
I once read that in a small town called ålesund every year on June 24, fires are also burning.
Thus, the locals celebrate two holidays at once - Midsummer day (pagan holiday of the summer Solstice) and Christmas of John the Baptist.
I think that the Tradition of kindling fires on the summer solstice
has existed among Norwegians since ancient pagan times.
With the advent of Christianity in your country began to burn such fires.
Thank you for interesting photos, dear @Siggjo
Interestingly, it was someone who mentioned the bonfire in Ålesund when it was commented that this fire of the Viking ship at Rubbestadneset had to be one of the finest in all of Norway.
Many thanks to @Singa for the very interesting comment about the celebration of midsummer in Norway.
You have done a thorough investigation and familiarized yourself with how Norwegians celebrated this event.
So your picture shows that people from Ålesund really make an impressively big and nice bonfire. The link below with Norwegian text has more information about the bonfire in Ålesund about how they build the bonfire.
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/QlA97Q/aalesund-holder-verdensrekorden-i-st-hans-baal
Thanks for the link. I, of course, also read.
You always have very interesting posts, dear @Siggjo !
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