A Dream of Midsummer with Sabaah and Copenhagen Pride

May 28th, 2010 af Jesper Kaufholz i Meeting, Party, Pride, Sabaah

Mark your calenders for the 23rd of June. For the traditional midsummers nights celebration, Sabaah will join Copenhagen Pride and LGBT.dk for bonfires and relaxation at the beach.

The tradition of the midsummers bonfires reaches quite a way back. Though ostensibly a celebration of John the Baptist, who is rumoured to be born around this date, its origins are pagan and the connection to John the Baptist invented by the Christian church to support their spreading of Christianity in pagan territories, such as Denmark.

Regardless of origin, Sankt Hans, as midsummers night is called in Danish, has for a number of years also been a night for diffferent LGBTQ-organisations in Copenhagen to get together. This year, we will join Copenhagen Pride, LGBT.dk, PanIdræt, CGLFF and Stop Aids in the traditional midsummers celebration at Amager Strand, near the old bath Helgoland.

To get there, take the metro to Øresund station. From there, it is a short walk out to Helgoland. Check the map(PDF) before going; there’s going to be more than just one bonfire.

For more information, check out the Copenhagen Pride-page (in Danish) and the Facebook-event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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