Mushure memwedzi yakareba yechando nerima, zvinoita sezvine musoro kuti maSweden anouya kuzhizha akagadzirira kukanda imba nepahwindo. Zvakawanda kana zvishoma, ndizvo zvinoitika musi wa 24 Chikumi panopembererwa midsommar. Pazuva iro, maSweden ezera rose anounza kuravira kwavo kwekunze uye nekuronga mapikniki musango - kune zviuru muguta rose - kana zvikepe zvinofamba zvichienda kugungwa. Mumhemberero idzi pane zvinhu zvitatu zvisingakwanise kushayikwa: maruva, bvudzi rebvudzi rakashongedzwa nekorona diki; herring uye akawanda marita eaguavit, iyo Scandinavia vodka.
Kusiya kutya kwevatorwa, chokwadi ndechekuti ndiwo mumwe wemhemberero dzakakosha munzvimbo ino yepasi, pamwe neKisimusi. Musango, iwe unogona kazhinji kuona mapoka anofara kwazvo achitamba akatenderedza mhando yemuchinjikwa wehuni wakakomberedzwa nemaruva emusango vachiimba nziyo dzinozivikanwa nemunhu wese Uye pamusoro pezvose zvazviri, rwiyo rwunowanzozivikanwa runodaidzwa kuti "Zhizha Ipfupi." Sezvazvinofungidzirwa mushure mekutsungirira nguva yechando inosvika kumadhigirii makumi maviri pazasi pe zero, munhu wese anofara kwazvo kupemberera zhizha zhizha.
Kunyangwe ivo vanovhiringidzika vashanyi vanoona kuti Midsommar itsika chaiyo muSweden. Iyo nyaya inoenda kuti zvese zvakatanga munguva yeViking. Kwaive kupemberera kubereka pamwe netsika dzakasiyana dzakabatana nemasikirwo uye tariro yenguva yakanaka yematsutso. Gare gare, iyo mhemberero yese yakaitwa yechiKristu uye zvinonzi inopembererwa pazuva reSan Juan Bautista. Nechekare netsoka munguva dzazvino uno, zvese zvinoita kunge zvinoratidza kuti hazvinei chete nekuguma kwepamutemo kwekutonhora kana kubereka, asi nekutanga kwemwedzi mitatu yezororo.