hi from a swede:) It is often lucia trains for the legs that are not real lights. otherwise they usually have real candles. The children's version usually has Santa's elves and Gingerbread men. but not the adult version :)
Better late than never 😉! For sure my advent star is shining, my 4 candle advent candleholder has 3 candles lit. Saffronbuns and gingerbreads are baked. I am ready! December is a rather dark period in Sweden. It gets dark in Stockholm already at 4 PM in the afternoon. We need the lights! Btw we celebrate christmas on christmas eve. So december 24th is when all christmas gifts are opened. And not in the morning but in the afternoon or evening. I wish you a merry christmas Paul!
They actually use real candles though. At least in my school. Of course not when the kids are small or in kindergarden. Then its fake ones, but ones you get above 14/15 they use real ones. Its also a custom that one of the maids passes out. Happened I believe every time when I had to do these at my school 😂. Never understood why that is.
Alot has to do with it being dark for several months. We need some light to feel better. So advent, Lucia, lights in the windows in different shapes and more. It's dark and cold, especially in the northern parts. Where I live it is 1-2 hours of light, some parts completely dark for months. We also need hot glögg and sweets, but most inportant is the lights.
Sorry you got so little to work with, when trying to introduce Swedish Christmas traditions. To be honest it was very poor. Christmas traditions are in some ways different in the European Nordic countries then in the rest of the Christian countries. And then it also differ beteeen the different Nordic countries. Some traditions and food we eat are the same but very much different. The same go by the way with our Easter traditions. But no other holiday has so many traditions as Christmas here. Our traditions are a mix of old Nordic folklore traditions from when most people Iived on the country side and where very superstitious and Christian traditions. It starts with the first Sunday of Advent. Sent you another post that explain what Advent is. When we put 7-armed candlestick and shining stars in our windows. Lucia is always the 13th of December. And she and her entourage comes early in the morning. The songs they sing are a mix by traditional folksongs, hymns and other traditional songs. Many songs are International and uf you look at the video I've sent you hear it's an ongoing project. We continue to mix in songs from abroad we think suit. Santa comes to the Nordic countries the 24th of December. In Swedish Santa is called Tomte (Tomtar in plural) and we had tomtar here long before the "modern" one. They where very small, their clothes where often brown. They could become very angry so it was important to be nice and not offend them. But if people where and needed help, they helped out. There are many stories about farm animals being fed and taken care of when people come out in the barns and stables in the mornings. Or other necessary farm works who had been done. By Tomtarna. And another important thing; they never showed themselves. There are still peoole who believe in this. Mostly elderly. So the believers become fewer and fewer. And we are many who have elderly relatives who have told us strange stories hard to explain. At last, I have many work mates from many different countries such as different European countries, Brazil and India. And they all love Swedish Christmas traditions. Because they are so rich and so many more, then in many other countries. Actually a pitty not more know about them. Hope I've given you some more info, so you can do another video about Swedish Christmas traditions. There are a lot of info about it on RUclips. But please do not choose some from people who don't know what Advent is or what Lucia symbolise, or who she was, a Saint from Sicily in Italy, or what our traditions are built on next time.
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hi from a swede:) It is often lucia trains for the legs that are not real lights. otherwise they usually have real candles.
The children's version usually has Santa's elves and Gingerbread men. but not the adult version :)
Better late than never 😉! For sure my advent star is shining, my 4 candle advent candleholder has 3 candles lit. Saffronbuns and gingerbreads are baked. I am ready! December is a rather dark period in Sweden. It gets dark in Stockholm already at 4 PM in the afternoon. We need the lights! Btw we celebrate christmas on christmas eve. So december 24th is when all christmas gifts are opened. And not in the morning but in the afternoon or evening. I wish you a merry christmas Paul!
Thank you Portia! Happy Holidays!
They actually use real candles though. At least in my school. Of course not when the kids are small or in kindergarden. Then its fake ones, but ones you get above 14/15 they use real ones.
Its also a custom that one of the maids passes out. Happened I believe every time when I had to do these at my school 😂. Never understood why that is.
Alot has to do with it being dark for several months. We need some light to feel better. So advent, Lucia, lights in the windows in different shapes and more. It's dark and cold, especially in the northern parts. Where I live it is 1-2 hours of light, some parts completely dark for months. We also need hot glögg and sweets, but most inportant is the lights.
Saffron may be expensive, but you don’t need a lot of it to make some buns for one day of the year, so it’s really quite affordable in that regard.
Not peanuts, almonds
kids use electronic candles and adults or older teenagers use real candles
Always real candels❤
ruclips.net/video/vl6o4mG25Ec/видео.html. Here's som of the songs. english subtitels. Advent is the 4 Sundays before christmas
Sorry you got so little to work with, when trying to introduce Swedish Christmas traditions. To be honest it was very poor.
Christmas traditions are in some ways different in the European Nordic countries then in the rest of the Christian countries. And then it also differ beteeen the different Nordic countries. Some traditions and food we eat are the same but very much different.
The same go by the way with our Easter traditions.
But no other holiday has so many traditions as Christmas here.
Our traditions are a mix of old Nordic folklore traditions from when most people Iived on the country side and where very superstitious and Christian traditions.
It starts with the first Sunday of Advent. Sent you another post that explain what Advent is. When we put 7-armed candlestick and shining stars in our windows.
Lucia is always the 13th of December. And she and her entourage comes early in the morning. The songs they sing are a mix by traditional folksongs, hymns and other traditional songs. Many songs are International and uf you look at the video I've sent you hear it's an ongoing project. We continue to mix in songs from abroad we think suit.
Santa comes to the Nordic countries the 24th of December. In Swedish Santa is called Tomte (Tomtar in plural) and we had tomtar here long before the "modern" one. They where very small, their clothes where often brown. They could become very angry so it was important to be nice and not offend them. But if people where and needed help, they helped out. There are many stories about farm animals being fed and taken care of when people come out in the barns and stables in the mornings. Or other necessary farm works who had been done. By Tomtarna.
And another important thing; they never showed themselves.
There are still peoole who believe in this. Mostly elderly. So the believers become fewer and fewer. And we are many who have elderly relatives who have told us strange stories hard to explain.
At last, I have many work mates from many different countries such as different European countries, Brazil and India. And they all love Swedish Christmas traditions. Because they are so rich and so many more, then in many other countries.
Actually a pitty not more know about them.
Hope I've given you some more info, so you can do another video about Swedish Christmas traditions. There are a lot of info about it on RUclips. But please do not choose some from people who don't know what Advent is or what Lucia symbolise, or who she was, a Saint from Sicily in Italy, or what our traditions are built on next time.