![Salmon with avacados Salmon with avacados](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSCN0915-300x225.jpg)
We had traditional Varlborg night food of salmon (surprise), potatoes (surprise) and asparagus (family tradition).
![The choir The choir](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_96111-300x200.jpg)
This was to be my first Valborg night celebration. I can’t remember where I usually am on 30 April, but this 30 April I was on a west coast beach ready to experience another Swedish tradition.
![Despite the wind it was beautiful.Despite the wind it was beautiful. Despite the wind it was beautiful.](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9613-300x200.jpg)
And I wasn’t alone. The year-round residents came, maybe some other people were from out of town like us.
![Braving the wind and cold. Braving the wind and cold.](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9616-300x200.jpg)
There was poetry and more songs and a speech….and we listened.
![We listened listened listened We listened listened listened](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9624-300x200.jpg)
But the bonfire tradition was broken this year as the fire department said it was too windy for a fire. And I’m sure they were right.
![I imagine it would have been beautiful. I imagine it would have been beautiful.](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9620-300x200.jpg)
But we took advantage of the social event to have fun anyway.
![Talk talk talk Talk talk talk](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9625-300x200.jpg)
So we came home and had our own fire.
![We had a fire after all. We had a fire after all.](https://www.stockholmexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9635-300x200.jpg)
What a nice night! Nice things happen to me in Sweden.