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The Nordisk Club in Geneva, Switzerland organized a Midsummer party
26.6.1999. The location was Terrain St Jacob, Meyrin - a grass field
with barbecue facilities near the French border.
The party was a mix of traditions in the Scandinavian countries, with
at least some Finnish, Swedish and Danish elements. In addition to the
Scandinavians living in the area, the Summer Students at CERN were
invited to join the party. I would guess that about 100-200 people
showed up.
(Click on the pictures to enlarge them)
Update on 30.6.1999: Most of the Summer Students' names added to
the descriptions, thanks to Jan.
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The party began by dressing up the midsummerpole, a Swedish
tradition. When I arrived, this was already done and people began
gathering around the pole to play games, led by two beautiful
Swedes. You can also see a witch on the left that belongs to Danish
midsummer.
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The kids and students made perfectly matching pairs. From right to left:
Ruth, Stefan, Jan, Telina, Caroline, Bram, Roelf.
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Playing "The frogs have no ears".
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This gave people some exercise, one had to touch his head, knees and
toes quickly in a row.
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Here a pen was tied by a string around your waist, hanging loose in
the back. You had to get it in a bottle without touching with hands,
of course. The game was organized as a competition between five
teams. Erkki and Sami were among the first to try it, with one of our
friendly instructors watching behind.
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Some might even consider this a bit embarrassing...
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... but other team members watching the performances had fun. :-)
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You could almost imagine the wheels...
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The final game was full of speed - even with feet tied together. Bram and
Jan had a nice style.
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The proud winners got beer.
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Copyright Arto Teräs
<ajt@iki.fi> 1999.
Redistribution of this document as a whole or any of the pictures
individually is permitted in any medium as long as this copyright
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Last update 30.6.1999.
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