It is the evening of the 23rd of June and the early morning of the 24th aka Jaanilaupäev/jaanipäev in Estonia!
At the evening of jaanilaupäev after the sun sets everybody lights a fire! The bigger the better (As long as it is safe naturally) Families come together, friends gather, neighbourhoods get together and talk for hours! It is just such a friendly and nice holiday.
There are no expectations, no gifts, no rules and no obligations. Just the fire, the barbeque, the food and the company! I LOVE IT!
And after everybody has gone to sleep and the fire has gotten small I love to stay next to the fire alone for a few more hours just looking at the last remains of the fire and the coals. It is beautiful and so peaceful!
Here are some pictures I took of our fire this year from the pile of branches and logs to the fire at its highest point to what I was just sitting next to for like 3 hours.
At the evening of jaanilaupäev after the sun sets everybody lights a fire! The bigger the better (As long as it is safe naturally) Families come together, friends gather, neighbourhoods get together and talk for hours! It is just such a friendly and nice holiday.
There are no expectations, no gifts, no rules and no obligations. Just the fire, the barbeque, the food and the company! I LOVE IT!
And after everybody has gone to sleep and the fire has gotten small I love to stay next to the fire alone for a few more hours just looking at the last remains of the fire and the coals. It is beautiful and so peaceful!
Here are some pictures I took of our fire this year from the pile of branches and logs to the fire at its highest point to what I was just sitting next to for like 3 hours.