{"id":108,"date":"2008-11-09T18:13:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=108"},"modified":"2008-11-09T18:13:02","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T22:13:02","slug":"fars-dag-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/fars-dag-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fars dag – Father’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>David from Oregon very astutely pointed out that it was Father\u2019s Day (Fars dag<\/strong>) today in Sweden. He wanted to know how it\u2019s normally celebrated. But because I\u2019m the worst daughter ever (in fact, next week I will visit my dad for the first time in about 17 years, yes shame on me, I know, I know\u2026) I had to pass the question to someone more inclined to fulfill her filial duty. So this morning I called my friend, Malin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A: What are you doing for Father\u2019s Day?<\/em>
\nM: Oh, dunno\u2026 Haven\u2019t thought about it yet.<\/em>
\nA: Ehmm, ehmm\u2026 Isn\u2019t it, like, cutting it close?<\/em>
\nM: Wait, you said \u201cFather\u2019s Day\u201d???<\/em>
\nA: Yeah, it\u2019s today\u2026<\/em>
\nM: Oh *&%#!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, before lunch we drove her to Ica MAXI<\/strong> where she could purchase a suitable Father\u2019s Day cake. Because it was Sunday, Systemet<\/a><\/strong> was of course closed. Malin<\/strong>\u2019s dad likes whiskey, and she was going to get him an expensive bottle of something aged for at least 12 years in an oak barrel. But that will have to wait until tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The Father\u2019s Day cakes looked rather pitiful (see the photo above), and so we decided on a big slab of Budapest t\u00e5rta<\/strong> instead. This being Sunday, our options were rather limited. And as it happens I rather like Budapest t\u00e5rta<\/strong>, even though it\u2019s nothing but a huge creamy cholesterol bomb.
\n Malin<\/strong> also picked up a carton of beer, a bag of chips and the new Indiana Jones movie on DVD. I suggested a book, Ica MAXI<\/strong> has a whole slew of paperbacks to choose from, but she gave me that \u201cyou can\u2019t be serious\u201d look, so we paid and left.<\/p>\n

I drove her to her dad\u2019s place and when she was getting out of the car, she looked at me reproachfully and said \u201cnext time can you remind me at least a day before, please?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if this was a \u201ctypical\u201d Father\u2019s Day celebration (I sure hope not!) but it seems that the holiday is treated almost as an afterthought. Sure, there were TV commercials for all the useless things that the marketing\/advertising people think fathers would want. Meh\u2026 It\u2019s the same the world over. A few stores downtown had sales on the manly stuff, like dress shirts and drill bits and rubber boots, and that seemed pretty much it. At least in our town.<\/p>\n

Father\u2019s Day in Sweden was initially celebrated in June, but then various commercial organizations wanted it moved, so it wouldn\u2019t compete with Mother\u2019s Day (Mors dag<\/strong>), but now, when it\u2019s celebrated on the second Sunday in November, it seems that most people are already in their Advent-window lights mode. Poor dads\u2026<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s recap in Swedish:<\/p>\n

Fars dag \u00e4r en h\u00f6gtid d\u00e5 barn firar sina f\u00e4der och intr\u00e4ffar i Sverige den andra s\u00f6ndagen i november. Fars dag firas samtidigt i hela Skandinavien, f\u00f6rutom i Danmark d\u00e4r den firas den 5 juni.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

David from Oregon very astutely pointed out that it was Father\u2019s Day (Fars dag) today in Sweden. He wanted to know how it\u2019s normally celebrated. But because I\u2019m the worst daughter ever (in fact, next week I will visit my dad for the first time in about 17 years, yes shame on me, I know…<\/p>\n

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