# Midsummer in New York City

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'''NYC Midsummer''' or '''Swedish Midsommar''' is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [midsummer celebration](/source/Midsummer) organized since 1996 in one of [New York City](/source/New_York_City)'s parks on the Friday afternoon close to the [June solstice](/source/June_solstice), or [St John's Day](/source/Nativity_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist). For several years now, [Battery Park City](/source/Battery_Park_City) in lower [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan) has hosted this event. A sizable portion of the Swedish expatriate community in NYC shows up to celebrate Midsummer the Swedish way. The event in Battery Park City is co-hosted by the Swedish consulate and Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority.

Midsummer is one of the year's great family holidays in the [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia)n countries, since long before [Christianization](/source/Christianization_of_Scandinavia). Even though the church has linked it to the day of St [John the Baptist](/source/John_the_Baptist), it is primarily celebrated outside of church. A midsummer pole decorated with leaves and flowers is erected and children and families dance around it. A Swedish [smörgåsbord](/source/smorgasbord) of [herring](/source/herring), new potatoes, and other dishes is served.

There are many other smaller celebrations around town, [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey) and boroughs outside Manhattan. For example, there is the annual [Sweden Day](/source/Sweden_Day) celebration held at Manhem Club in [Throgs Neck](/source/Throgs_Neck). Previously, Swedish-American tourism official [Birger Nordholm](/source/Birger_Nordholm) hosted several Midsummer festivities in and around the area.

==See also==
*[Public holidays in Sweden](/source/Public_holidays_in_Sweden)

== External links ==
*[http://www.nycmidsummer.com/ NYC Midsummer]
*[http://www.nyc.gov/ New York City]
*[http://www.nyc.com/list.aspx?e=attractionID&s=671&v=169 NYC Midsummer 2003]
*[http://www.swedenday.com/ Sweden Day]
*[http://www.internationalswede.com/ InternationalSwede.Com- A Youth oriented club for Swedish Expats in NYC]
*[http://www.NordicNights.com/ Nordic Nights - Events for young Scandinavians in the NYC area]
*[http://www.SwedishMidsummerParty.com/ Youth oriented event for young Scandinavians in NYC]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020603110427/http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/events/events.php#allagesswedishmidsummer Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Events]}}

Category:Cultural festivals in New York City
Category:Swedish-American culture in New York (state)
Category:Summer festivals in the United States

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