Ka-pi96 said:
Puppyroach said:
That is not to say we don´t cherish some of the more common swedish traditions (some of which goes a couple of hundred years back in time). Christmas is huge, but not as a christian holiday. New years eve is big aswell. Halloween is big but has traditionally been celebrated in a different way than the US version. Easter is huge aswell, where kids dress up as witches and go around collecting candy. And the big one is Mid summers eve, where se drink schnaps, eat "sill", raise a celebratory pole and sing songs. We also have Cray Fish parties with funny hats and a party where we eat fermented fish.
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Wait, so Swedish Easter is like Halloween for the rest of the world? What to you do on actual Halloween?
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Halloween is kind of like Halloween in the states, where people wear costumes and go trick or treating. But the Swedish tradition is actually from the beginning "all hallows eve" (I think its called?) where we visit the graves of deceased family member and pay tribute to them. They are usually celebrated a few days apart. Christmas day is not the big celebration btw, in Sweden we give out presents and celebrate on Christmas eve :).
