Ever since the 1700s, midsummer has been celebrated with a bonfire in this place. It is unknown when the tradition of making the bonfire with barrels (that had been used to transport herring) started but there are records of one in 1908.
Today it is impossible to source used barrels so now they are purposely built for the bonfire.
This place also holds the world record for the tallest midsummer bonfire ever built; it was 30 meters high. Today, because of health and safety regulations it can not be taller than 20 meters.
When the bonfire is lit, a person climbs all the way to the top to light it (and then quickly goes back down again :-)
Next decade, for health and safety regulations, thanks to AI and technology, it will be a hologram :)
I bet it is a sight to see, alight or not.
Has there been any incident, or are people simply overthinking risks?
@monikozi There has been an instance where sparks flew and a house caught on fire. There are fire and rescue services on location now so there hasn't been any problems for years.
@cocokinetic No, the barrels are empty. Earlier when they used barrels that had contained herring I suspect the smoke and the smell was a lot stronger :-)
I bet it is a sight to see, alight or not.
Has there been any incident, or are people simply overthinking risks?
@cocokinetic No, the barrels are empty. Earlier when they used barrels that had contained herring I suspect the smoke and the smell was a lot stronger :-)