1, Some of his best known works are Midsummer Eve and Night With Her Train of Stars.

2, Midsummer Eve is celebrated across Sweden on the first Friday after 21 June.

3, With the sky still aglow at 11 p. m. on Midsummer Eve, Danes build bonfires along the shore to burn effigies of witches, banishing evil spirits from the land.

4, Singing songs and daring leaps across the dying embers completes the Midsummer Eve celebration, one of the country's most beloved traditions.

5, With skies aglow till 11 p. m. , sun-loving Danes revel in the extra daylight with garden parties, picnics, and the fiery Midsummer Eve celebration.