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The traditional red and white polkagris Lena Lervik: Amalia Eriksson – the mother of the polkagris.This statue is located in Gränna, Sweden. Polkagris is a special candy stick type which was invented in Gränna 1859 by Amalia Eriksson (1824–1923), a poor 35-year-old widow.
Amalia Eriksson - The Mother of the Polkagris Amalia Eriksson – the Mother of the Polkagris— Lena Lervik (1997). This statue is located in Gränna, Sweden. Amalia Elisabeth Eriksson, née Lundström (25 November 1824 – 19 January 1923), was a Swedish businesswoman, known as the inventor of the Polkagris, a type of candy stick known to have inspired the candy cane, which she invented in ...
Swedish culture is an offshoot of the Norse culture which dominated southern Scandinavia in prehistory.Sweden was the last of the Scandinavian countries to be Christianised, with pagan resistance apparently strongest in Svealand, where Uppsala was an old and important ritual site as evidenced by the tales of Uppsala temple.
Swedish art refers to the visual arts produced in Sweden or by Swedish artists. Sweden has existed as a country for over 1,000 years, and for times before this, as well as many subsequent periods, Swedish art is usually considered as part of the wider Nordic art of Scandinavia .
An early 1900s Christmas card image of candy canes. A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
Sju sorters kakor (Norwegian: syv slags kaker), "seven kinds of cookies", is a Swedish and Norwegian tradition where hosts typically prepare seven different kinds of cookies for their guests. While the specific type of cookie varies from household to household, the number of types is consistently seven, as less than seven would indicate an ...
All the candy canes for Sweenor's Chocolates are made over two days with two generations of family members working on the line. Making 2,400 handmade candy canes: It's a family tradition at ...
It can be decorated with a Christmas ornament and other Christmas decorations. Commonly used snacks are Christmas candy like knäck, caramels and marzipan, pastries like saffron buns and gingerbread, fresh and dried fruit, and nuts. Sometimes it can also contain chocolates and desserts like risalamande (ris à la Malta). [1] [2]