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Each night at 10.00 P.M. the Flogsta Scream
(Swedish: Flogstavrålet or Flogstaskriket)
is carried out. On every roof and all balconies the
students start screaming as loud as they can.
(The details are descriped below.)
The tradition originates from the 12th century when Uppsala
was Christianized and it was the result of a misunderstanding
of how the prayer is offered. Nowadays most people think of
it as a way to get rid of their agonies before an exam, or
their aggressions, or just some old spare air in their lungs.
In order to maintain the tradition, and maybe also to
spread it, the Corridor has recorded its own Flogsta Scream,
which it hereby generously shares with you:
flogstaskriket.mp3
(988 kB)
The scream was recorded on the balcony at 10.00 P.M. on April 27, 2000.
You hear the voices of Elisabet, Emelie, Hanna, Joacim, Lisa, Rebecka
and Sven, plus a number of unknown people including some from
house 9.
How Does It Work?
For people who have never tried a Flogsta Scream it
can feel good to use the following guide.
We recommend that you print it and have it at hand
when the time comes, at least the first few times.
1.
Go out to the balcony or to the roof some
minutes before 10 P.M. Start screaming as soon
as someone else has started. If it's still quiet,
we recommend you to start by yourself at
21.59.57.
2.
Grab the railing, lend back as in the figure
and take as deep a breath as you can.
3.
Throw you body forwards (but make sure that you
stay behind the railing) while pressing
the air that you breathed in step 2 through your
mouth. You must also activate your vocal cords
such that a loud noise is generated. It is
important that the noise is as strong as possible
and you may need some training before you can
produce a high quality Flogsta Scream.
4.
Continue making this noise as long as you have
air left in your lungs. Use the muscles in your
belly to press the air out.
5.
When there is no air left in your lungs, you must
fill them up again to avoid suffocation. Do this
by breathing in.
6.
You may repeat the scream a couple of times if
you want. This is especially recommended if
there are other people still screaming on the
same balcony/roof as you.
7.
When it's quiet at your place, listen for screams
from other houses.
8.
If someone answers, wait till they are finished
and then repeat from step 2.
9.
If nobody answers, try to provoke them a little
more by repeating from step 2.
10.
When the scream has calmed down, hopefully
after five minutes or more, it's time to
go inside and continue the party. To recover
your voice you may need to drink a couple of
glasses of water. (We may add a guide in drinking
water in a future version of this page.)
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