Archive for April, 2010
Spring in Sweden Posted by Katja on Apr 6, 2010
In some cities in Sweden winter is over and spring is on its way or has already come. One of many signs are dandelions (maskrosor) popping up everywhere. You will also see happy people smiling and walking slower just looking around in total happiness. Alright, everybody won’t be as happy as that but people in…
Traditional Easter Smorgasbord Posted by jennie on Apr 5, 2010
Swedes are not the most adventurous people. That might explain why we eat the same thing on Christmas, Easter and Midsummer – with some minor adjustments depending on the season. Or, do we simply just love our herring (sill), salmon and meatballs? It is probably just as simple as that, and to be perfectly honest…
Swedish Easter traditions Posted by jennie on Apr 1, 2010
Easter is upon us (wasn’t it Christmas yesterday?) and today I’ll give you a crash course to the Swedish Easter traditions. There are not many, but there are a few things that you need to embrace if you are going to celebrate a prober Swedish Easter. And I promise you, this post is completely April…