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The Swedish Christmas tree Posted by jennie on Dec 23, 2011
It’s the day before the dipping day, only one episode is left of the thrilling tv-advent calender “Tjuvarnas jul” and the countdown is down to hours, not days. Julafton awaits around the corner and today is the day when many families will bring in the mother of all Christmas decorations, the all important and wonderful…
Swedish Christmas Songs Posted by Tibor on Dec 22, 2011
Julsång – nu är det jul igen |:: Nu är det jul igen, och nu är det jul igen Och julen varar väl till påska ::| |:: Nu är det jul igen, och nu är det jul igen Och julen varar väl till påska ::| |:: Men det var inte sant och det var inte…
Musikhjälpen – bringing Sweden together for a good cause Posted by jennie on Dec 15, 2011
It’s every child’s right to go to school. This is stated in the UN’s Children’s convention, but unfortunately as we all know, this is not the case. All over the world, over 100 000 000 children are denied the right to education, the majority of these childen are girls. Right this minute, thousands of Swedes…
Fika. Swedish Style. Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 12, 2011
After several years in Sweden and a move back to the United States, I realized I had picked up quite a few habits. Some decidedly Swedish. Like taking my shoes off every time I enter someone’s home. It’s just a nice thing to do in my opinion and it ensures that all of that gunk…
Julskinkan – the centerpiece of the Swedish julbord Posted by jennie on Dec 8, 2011
Warning: If you don’t like the look of meat being prepared, you should probably stop reading now! I assume all you fellow Sweden lovers are familiar with our buffet style habit of eating. Our beloved smörgåsbord comes out at Easter, at Midsummer’s eve and most importantly – at Christmas. This time of the year, our…
The countdown to Christmas! Posted by jennie on Dec 1, 2011
Finally! December is here and today we are properly kicking off the countdown to Christmas. Well, this is not entirely true, since first of Advent was last Sunday (November 27) and that’s the day when most Swedes goes candles-and-stars-mental and decorate every window possible. You know the story, Sweden is pretty dark and miserably around…
Pepparkaksbak Posted by Katja on Nov 23, 2011
To get you all in a lovely spirit of Christmas I’m going to share a recipe for Swedish Pepparkakor. It is relatively easy to make so you should all have a go 🙂 Time needed: Has to cool over night in fridge Makes about: 125 cookies Ingredients: 2,5 dl (1 cup) brown sugar 0,8 dl…