Beboere i Gagnef binder kranse op til midsommerfejringen

I Gagnefs kirkelandsby samles birkegrene og blomster til midsommerstangen. Arrangørerne fremhæver traditionens betydning for lokalsamfundet.

Lina Hård af Segerstad binder kranse torsdag aften i Gagnefs kirkelandsby. Hun fortæller, at børnene har fundet masser af blomster i området.

Fejringen finder sted ved Minnesstugorna med udsigt over floden og verdens eneste flydebro, der tillader biltrafik. Gagnef tager imod mange besøgende i løbet af højtiden.

Rasmus Sävenmark, formand for folkemusikgruppen, understreger, at spillemænd og melodier, der er blevet spillet gennem generationer, er vigtige for traditionen.

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