Its Spring in Uppsala and soon it will be Valborg. The time when everyone is outdoors rejoicing the long sunny hours to come till Fall. But, will the weather clear from gloomy to dry and sunny?
These days the weather has been funny compared to the same last year. Its been awfully damp and cloudy. The snow hasnt cleared yet, and, people are worried about what it will be like in two weeks. Many in the student community are booking tickets at their favourite of the "nations". As tradition goes, they start with a champagne breakfast and stay outdoors all day.
Its quite an important day in Uppsala. Lund has similar celebrations held every four years. In preparation for Valborg, the student housing agency has already started circulating information leaflets on how to prepare for Valborg, and more importantly, how to steer clear of indulging in vandalism as it happened last year- students had made a bonfire from kindling that quickly escalated to buring bicycles lying around and mattresses. In other housing establishments there were acts of burglary.
Other than weather being the biggest of concerns, people have planned to go on boat cruises that enables them to get their hands on duty free shopping. And by shopping, I mean alcohol.
My friends and I are planning to host a Valborg themed breakfast ourselves. We are keeping an eye out for deals on pickled herring and other ideas that make it fit for a viking. We are also thinking of having honey mead along with it. If not available, we are thinking of using this recipe to make our own! For those who have a tingling taste buds-
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Mead-Honey-Wine/
This event should give me plenty more to write about in the near future. Bye for now.
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