{"id":134,"date":"2008-12-28T16:43:57","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T20:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=134"},"modified":"2008-12-28T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2008-12-28T20:43:57","slug":"the-days-between","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/the-days-between\/","title":{"rendered":"The Days Between"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between what? Christmas and New Year\u2019s, naturally!<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but I am positively glad that Christmas is finally over. No more coming up with excuses to avoid eating lutefisk (<strong>lutfisk<\/strong> in Swedish, but &#8220;lutefisk&#8221; in English, OK?). Yay! And no more <strong>julskinka<\/strong> (Christmas ham). Yay! <em>(The one we were treated to this year was particularly salty, more so than in previous years.)<\/em> Unfortunately now all the leftover <strong>julskinka<\/strong> will go on sale and that means that my neighbor will buy about as many as her freezer can hold. And then she will keep inviting us over for dinner. Arrgh\u2026 She\u2019s a sweet, older lady, and she lives alone and I just don\u2019t have the heart to say \u201cno\u201d to her. So, we will politely go, bring cookies or a pie with us, and be subjected to <strong>julskinka<\/strong> until about Easter.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not what I wanted to talk about today. I wanted to talk about <strong>mellandagarna<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWhy? Because if you are shopoholic like me, this is a very important time of the year, indeed. Why? Sales!!!<\/p>\n<p>You see, the days between Christmas and New Year\u2019s are called <strong>mellangarna<\/strong>, which literally means \u201cthe between days.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>mellan<\/strong> \u2013 middle, between<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>dag<\/strong> (<em>def.<\/em> <strong>dagen<\/strong>, <em>pl.<\/em> <strong>dagar<\/strong>, <em>pl.def.<\/em> <strong>dagarna<\/strong>)  &#8211; day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on how many weekdays there are during this time, it\u2019s traditional to use up your remaining vacation\/holiday days off during this period. Otherwise, depending on your company\u2019s policy, you may lose them when the year ends. So, some people sit at home and rest after the excesses of <strong>julbord<\/strong>, some people book a sunny getaway to the Canary Islands or elsewhere. And some people, like me, go shopping!<\/p>\n<p>You see, <strong>mellandagarna<\/strong> is also synonymous with after-Christmas sales. And we like sales, right? Especially in this unhappy economy.<\/p>\n<p>So, now in Swedish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mellandagarna \u00e4r traditionellt stora rea-dagar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea.jpg\" aria-label=\"Mellandags Rea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135\"  alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea-350x261.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em> Hmmm&#8230; I wonder why I suddenly need a new pair of winter boots. Hmmm&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea-350x261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea-350x261.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2008\/12\/mellandags-rea.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Between what? Christmas and New Year\u2019s, naturally! I don\u2019t know about you, but I am positively glad that Christmas is finally over. No more coming up with excuses to avoid eating lutefisk (lutfisk in Swedish, but &#8220;lutefisk&#8221; in English, OK?). Yay! And no more julskinka (Christmas ham). Yay! 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