Swedish traditionsSvenska traditioner

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Valentine’s dayAlla Hjärtans Dag

We celebrate Valentine’s day in Sweden like

everyone else - by giving away flowers, hearts,

chocolate and spend time with the ones we love

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EasterPåsk

Easter is a very important holiday within Christianity. We celebrate it by coloring eggs, eating traditional easter food - sausage, meatballs, eggs and herring(kind of fish) and much more. The Easter bunny comes with easter-eggs that includes sweets and hides it in the yard. During easter we have one week holiday.Some families also dress out, for example as a Easter witch.

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Sweden’s National Day 6/6Sveriges National Dag 6/6

On Swedens National Day we celebrate the Swedish flag and our

King. It’s a red day that means we don’t need to

go to school. The National Day has

nothing to do with any religion. On this day we eat a lot of cakes and

sweets.

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MidsummerMidsommar

The 20th of June we celebrate midsummer. It is the longest day of the year. The sun sets later. In the north of Sweden the sun never sets that day.We celebrate it by eating a lot of Swedish food like meatballs, herring and a lot more and singing and dancing around a maypole.

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Kräft skiva

Crayfish party

We celebrate it with friends and family. Sometimes we cloth and decorate a long table on streets with neighbours or with friends and family. On Crayfish parties we eat crayfish and a pie, one of them is called ‘’Västerbottenpaj’’ in Swedish.

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Halloween

We celebrate Halloweeen like everyone else - by dressing up and go trick or treat. People

who has lost someone important in their lives go to their graves and light a candle.

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Lucia 13th of December

We celebrate Lucia because we want to remember the saint. We celebrate by baking “lussekatter” and hot drinks. And we also walk a “Luciatåg” and sings Christmas songs and special luciasongs. In the train there is a Lucia who has a corona on her head and behind her there is female attendant and starboys.

Lussekatter

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ChristmasJulafton

We celebrate Christmas Eve with our family at the home of anyone in the family. The Santa Claus comes to our homes and gives us gifts if we have been nice.Meatballs, herring and Christmas ham are three typical dishes we eat on Christmas Eve. A very special tradition we have on Christmas eve is that we watch “Kalle Anka på Julafton” (Donald duck on Christmas) and some other Disney scenes, 3 O’clock every year. It’s always the same scenes except one that is new.

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New years eveNyårsafton

We celebrate the year that has been and is coming with our friends and families. At 12 O’clock we go out and shoot fireworks or just watch everyone elses firework.

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Made by:Mattias, Louise, Ronja,

Ellen, Kristinn

onsdag 2 oktober 13