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Christmas (Swedish: jul, IPA: ⓘ) is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Feast of St. Lucy, a high point in the Swedish Christmas season, is celebrated during Advent, on December 13.
The decline of julotta in favour of the Midnight Mass began in Sweden during the 1970s. [4] In 1979 5.35% of Church of Sweden members attended their parish church on Christmas Day, but by 1988, the number had decreased to 3.76%. [5] Swedish immigrants spread the festivity to different countries. [6] [7]
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Traditional julbord, or Christmas table Saint Lucy's Day 2006 Christmas market with Christmas tree in Stockholm Julbock, a giant Christmas goat at the Gävle town market, Sweden The pre-Christian holiday of Yule , or jól , was the most important holiday in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. [ 139 ]
Here, nine Swedish Christmas traditions you can incorporate into your own festivities. God Jul, guys. (That’s Merry Christmas, by the way.) 9 Italian Christmas Traditions to Try This Year 1.
The Swedish National Day on June 6 is a public holiday as of 2005, but so far there are few established traditions for this day. The celebration of this day begun as the Day of the Swedish Flag, ca 1900, and the day is chosen in commemoration of the election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden on this date in 1523.
(That’s Merry Christmas, by the way.) 10 Italian Christmas Tra So, of course we were curious about how our northern friends celebrate the holidays. And it turns out their winter festivities are ...
A Knut's party or Knut's dance (Swedish: julgransplundring, literally: "Christmas tree plundering") is a tradition in Sweden on Saint Knut's Day (13 January), which marks the end of the Christmas and holiday season, which includes Advent Sunday, Saint Lucy's Day, Christmas, New Year and Epiphany.