Warpurgis Night (30-April)

Warpurgis Night was originally a festival to celebrate Saint Walpurga, but in Sweden the celebration (Valborg) is all about the welcoming of Spring.  Its held on the last day of April and is traditionally a bonfire night, where the Swedes take part in bonfires and choral singing.

After our day at the park, we headed out to Sibbarp near the Oresund Bridge to watch the bonfire ceremony.  It was a fairly overcast night, but not too cold:

Looking out over Sibbarp towards the bridge

The crowd

The wood-stack for the fire and the Oresund Bridge

The men walk out to cover the stack in fuel and light the fire

The fire starts

Warpurgis fire

Panoramic Shot of the crowd and fire

The fire burnt down quite quickly, and it was getting late so we didn't stay too long.