tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242834527092000126.post2012132607402865025..comments2024-03-19T08:12:32.206+01:00Comments on Christine Clemmensen: Midsummer NightChristine Clemmensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762234134270271210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242834527092000126.post-45206538577194964212012-06-30T22:30:41.891+02:002012-06-30T22:30:41.891+02:00No, actually, as midsummer marks the day when the ...No, actually, as midsummer marks the day when the light turns and goes to darker times, and as the superstitious farmers of the old days believed that supernatural powers would be extraordinary strong during transitions, bonfires were lit so people could stay awake to keep watch during these transitions.<br /> <br />The custom of burning a witch on the Midsummer bonfire was to ensure that the evil forces at play that night would be sent to Blocksberg instead of out into the society.<br />I've read that the first midsummer burning where they placed a witch-doll on the fire took place around 1900. The last witch executed in Denmark was in 1693. Yikes!Christine Clemmensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762234134270271210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242834527092000126.post-78334386140954360032012-06-29T20:00:33.851+02:002012-06-29T20:00:33.851+02:00wow. i love your large fire, and all the faces gat...wow. i love your large fire, and all the faces gathered around. <br /><br />were there "witches" burned at this very site or on this day?mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.com