Every year on April 30th, Sweden lights massive bonfires. It's called Valborg. It started as a pagan ritual to mark the end of winter, later blended with the feast of Saint Walburga, and somehow survived centuries intact. In this episode, I reflect on what it feels like to watch that fire after eight months of cold and darkness — and why humans still need rituals that mark endings. Because without marking the end of something, it's hard to feel like anything new has truly begun.
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