Which takes us to somemorebadyears, theCommonwealth in England under OliverCromwell: long on sermons, short on fun, with maypolesand general frolicking severely frowned upon.
The chances are that on midsummer night in 2050, the dancers round the maypoles will be older, greyer and slower, and some of the people sailing the boats in the fjords will be brown even if the sun doesn't shine.