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May 28, 2012
Walpurgis
The following articles have been tagged with "Walpurgis":
Swedish woman injured by flying man
Society: 2 May 12
A woman was sent to hospital on Tuesday night after being hit by a flying man at a bar in central Sweden.
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Valborg in Sweden: booze, music and raft racing
Society: 30 Apr 12
Everyone knows that summer is just around the corner when the revelry of Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night – kicks off around Sweden. The Local's Oliver Gee finds out more, and takes a look at how the event is celebrated by Uppsala students.
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Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews
Lifestyle: 4 May 11
Beer blogger Darren Packman offers his thoughts on seven new beers set to hit the shelves in select Systembolaget stores in May, as Sweden's state-run liquor monopoly does its part to mark the arrival of spring.
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Drunken chaos mars Walpurgis celebrations
National: 1 May 11
Police in Uppsala responded to reports of rape, assault and drunken behaviour as they struggled to contain revellers during chaotic Walpurgis Night celebrations in the city on Saturday.
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Hidden treasure turns up in Swede's seafood pizza
Society: 29 Apr 11
A Swedish family managed to bite off a little more than they could chew when a normal midweek dinner revealed an unexpected surprise.
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Valborg - Sweden blazes into springtime
Lifestyle: 29 Apr 11
Summer's just around the corner. That's as good a cause for celebration in Sweden as any, and the revelry on Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night - on April 30th gets pretty hot.
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Easter - when Sweden's witches come out to play
Lifestyle: 21 Apr 11
What do you associate with Easter: eggs, lambs and church? Sweden has these too, but it also features bonfires and witches on broomsticks off to dance with the devil at Blåkulla. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius investigates.
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Drunken Swedes kicked out of Denmark
National: 1 May 10
More than 100 Swedes were ejected from Helsingør in Denmark on Friday for starting fights, with the trouble continuing on the ferry back to Sweden.
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Police busy on alcohol-soaked Walpurgis Night
National: 1 May 10
Police across Sweden were kept fully occupied on Friday as cells filed up amid traditional Walpurgis Night excesses.
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University leaders blast 'sexist' student parade
National: 24 Apr 10
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg is seeking to distance itself from an annual student parade after the organizing committee gave the thumbs up to drawings deemed sexist and "totally unacceptable" by the university's president.
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April in Sweden: twigs, jigs and pagan rites
Lifestyle: 13 Apr 10
The Year in Sweden - April: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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An uncommonly calm Valborg
National: 1 May 09
Beefed up security efforts on Walpurgis Night paid off this year. Police and parents on patrol, piles of confiscated liquor and teenagers escorted home resulted in a Valborg without major incident.
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Teen reports being raped in Uppsala
National: 1 May 09
A 16-year-old girl has reported that she was raped during Walpurgis festivities in central Uppsala last night. Police have not arrested any suspects.
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Politician under fire for Nazi salute
Politics: 6 May 08
A member of the governing board of the Liberal Party’s youth organization (LUF) has been reported to police for greeting two Social Democrats with a Nazi salute.
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Near miss for man passed out on train tracks
National: 2 May 08
A drunken 21-year-old man who had dozed off on the train tracks in Lund in southern Sweden is lucky to alive.
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Walpurgis Night revelries run the usual gamut
Society: 1 May 08
Most parts of Sweden experienced a typically chaotic Walpurgis Night on Wednesday.
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Drunk men may have caused fatal bus crash
National: 1 May 08
Two men arrested in connection with Wednesday’s fatal bus crash may have been having a drunken dispute.
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What's on in Sweden: April 25 - May 1
Lifestyle: 24 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Top drag act Taylor Mac in Stockholm, Entombed in Gothenburg, Walpurgis celebrations in Malmö and much more besides.
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Mother detained for harbouring son
National: 3 May 07
Police in western Sweden have taken in the mother of a 23-year-old-man who has admitted responsibility for the deaths of two cyclists. The woman reported the car stolen to save her son.
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Scores arrested during Valborg festivities
Society: 1 May 07
Sweden's Valborg, or Walpurgis, celebrations lived up to expectations on Monday night with disorder and drunkenness reported across the country.
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Liberal MPs campaign against king
National: 3 Nov 06
A group of Liberal MPs have proposed a motion to remove the king as Sweden's head of state. The current system is outdated and undemocratic, they argue.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
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"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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