Scandinavian Festival Facts: True or FalseOnline version Scandi festival myths and truths by Atikah 1 Saint Lucia Day in Sweden is marked by a summer parade in July. Yes No 2 Festalv (Fastelavn) in Denmark is celebrated in September with harvest feasts. Yes No 3 Walpurgis Night is marked by bonfires on April 30 in parts of Sweden. Yes No 4 Sami National Day is celebrated on February 6 in Norway. Yes No 5 Midsummer in Sweden involves dancing around a maypole. Yes No 6 Saint Lucia Day in Sweden is celebrated on December 13 with candlelit processions. Yes No 7 Sankt Hans Aften in Denmark is celebrated on June 23 with bonfires and songs. Yes No 8 Sami National Day is celebrated only in Norway and not in Sweden or Finland. Yes No 9 Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden during December with Christmas trees. Yes No 10 Walpurgis Night in Sweden is a major festival celebrated in January with snow sculptures. Yes No 11 Midsummer is celebrated near the summer solstice with maypoles in Scandinavia. Yes No 12 Sami National Day is observed on February 6 to celebrate Sami culture and rights. Yes No 13 Saint Lucia Day is a spring festival. Yes No 14 Walpurgis Night originated in Iceland. Yes No 15 Fastelavn is celebrated after Easter Sunday. Yes No 16 Saint Lucia Day is celebrated on December 13 with candlelit processions led by a girl in a white robe. Yes No 17 Midsummer is celebrated exactly on December 21 in Scandinavia. Yes No 18 Sankt Hans Aften features bonfires on June 23 in many parts of Scandinavia. Yes No 19 Walpurgis Night is celebrated with bonfires in Sweden on April 30. Yes No 20 Sankt Hans Aften is on February 14 in Denmark. Yes No
