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MIDSUMMER NIGHT: WREATH WEAVING

Małgorzata Daniło Gorlewicz

Dates

23.06.25 / Monday, 13:30
wydarzenie archiwalne 2025

Dates

23.06.25 / Monday, 13:30
wydarzenie archiwalne 2025

Duration

2 h

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Language

Polish

  • Support from an assistant and audio describer is available during the event – if you require this support, please email: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl

Venue accessibility -> Riverside Glade (next to the Chwaliszewo Water Tram Stop)

Tickets

free entrance

Additional information

  • No registration is required to attend the workshops.
  • However, the number of spots is limited, so we encourage you to arrive early to secure your place.
  • Please also bring your own mats and blankets for added comfort.

Partners

This event will take place as part of the Midsummer Night celebration—a traditional Slavic holiday of fire, water, and love held during the summer solstice. For centuries, this night has been a time of nature-centered rituals, renewal, and community celebration. The gathering begins at sunset and lasts until dawn, with a bonfire burning throughout as the heart of the event—recalling ancient cleansing practices and unifying rituals. The program includes wreath weaving workshops, honoring a traditional symbol of feminine energy and connection with nature, as well as Slavic gymnastics sessions that blend movement with spiritual awareness of the natural world. Held outdoors by the Warta River, the event embraces the rhythm of nature.

Wreath weaving during the solstice is a long-standing tradition linked to feminine and masculine energies, relationships, marriage, and sexual vitality. Wreaths can also be woven with protective intentions—for one’s home, family, health, or any personal desire alive in the heart.

The practice may be treated playfully, as a feminine ritual rooted in beauty and pleasure—adorning oneself, enjoying the moment, and connecting in a circle of women. It offers space for shared conversation, sisterhood, joy, and a sense of belonging—standing in contrast to the competitive dynamics often found in male-dominated environments. It’s also a precious opportunity for mothers and daughters to spend creative time together in connection and joy.

Flowers and herbs are not only symbols of the Earth element; they also provide natural aromatherapy and the beauty of nature, inviting mindfulness and sensory presence.

According to tradition, wreaths may be released into the river’s current—to let go of what no longer serves us or to set romantic intentions. If a wreath is caught by a young man, it’s seen as a sign of future love. Wreaths can also be dried and kept until the next solstice, serving as tokens of abundance, love, or personal wishes.

This event is open to women and girls of all ages.

Co-financed from the budget of the City of Poznań. #poznanwspiera

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