Sankt Hans (Danish Mid-Summer Celebration)
Hosted by: House of Denmark DK
Saturday, June 25 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM PT
Playa Pacifica Park – 1093 East Mission Bay Drive San Diego, CA 92109
Sankt Hans was a very good excuse to stay up late, have fun, and light bonfires. In late June every Dane will be looking for somebody with whom they can sing the traditional midsummer song and make snobrød (bread baked on a stick over a fire).
There was a straw witch on the Danish Sankt Hans bonfires—some say to remember the witch burnings in the 16th and 17th century. The witch is linked to the belief that this evening has evil spirits very present, that witches were flying in the sky on their brooms.
On a brighter note, some legends claim that the witches are set free when they burn and then fly to ‘witch mountains’ on their broomsticks. Bloksbjerg (Brocken) in Germany is one of the best known witch mountains.
.Great attendance and lots of fun, see ya next year
