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MIDSOMMAR - Storia, simboli e ritualità del solstizio d'estate nel Nord Europa: antichi culti solari, folklore scandinavo e celebrazioni della luce
Paperback
Series: Tradizioni & Folklore
AnthropologyGeneral World HistoryScandinavian History
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Italian
Nel periodo più luminoso dell'estate svedese, fiori, musica, tavole condivise e lunghe giornate all'aperto danno vita a una delle feste più riconoscibili del Nord Europa: il Midsommar.
Ma quanto c'è di antico nelle sue tradizioni? E come si è formata la celebrazione che conosciamo oggi?
Attraverso storia, folklore e vita quotidiana, questo libro accompagna il lettore alla scoperta della mezza estate svedese, distinguendo le testimonianze storiche dalle interpretazioni moderne e mostrando come pratiche appartenenti a epoche diverse abbiano contribuito alla costruzione della festa.
Tra le pagine scoprirai:
- il rapporto tra mezza estate, luce e società rurale
- l'incontro tra tradizioni stagionali e festa di San Giovanni
- la storia del palo ornato, o midsommarstång, e delle corone di fiori
- canti, danze, giochi e forme di partecipazione comunitaria
- superstizioni, sogni e credenze della notte di mezza estate
- aringhe, patate novelle, fragole e convivialità della tavola svedese
- le differenze tra il Midsommar svedese e le altre celebrazioni nordiche
- turismo, ambiente e trasformazioni della festa contemporanea
Dalle campagne della Svezia agli arcipelaghi, dalle tradizioni familiari agli eventi pubblici, il Midsommar emerge come una celebrazione capace di trasformarsi senza perdere la propria riconoscibilità .
Un viaggio nella cultura della mezza estate per chi ama le tradizioni popolari, il folklore europeo e il rapporto tra feste, paesaggio e memoria.
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