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...

most popular Christmas sweets in Argentina regardless of socioeconomic status, with 76% of Argentines choosing the former and 59% the latter in 2015. Mantecol...

week in Sweden was reduced to 40 hours by the Riksdag, all Saturdays became de facto public holidays. Holy Saturday, Midsummer's Eve, Christmas Eve, and...

ended up in Sweden, but the Swedish lyrics are clearly inspired by the English version. Although the song is not often performed outside Sweden, hundreds...

with Sweden (but also with Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Estonia), it is a traditional Nordic drink during winter, especially around Christmas. In the...

Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on 25 July that falls outside the traditional...

Knäck or Christmas Butterscotch is a traditional Swedish toffee prepared at Christmas. The name translates into "crack" and refers to its hard consistency...

(Swedish: Gävlebocken, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛ̌ːvlɛbɔkːɛn]) is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget (Castle Square) in...

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. At 450,295 square kilometres (173...

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among...

The Christmas Gift of the Year or Christmas Present of the Year (Swedish: Årets julklapp) is a kind of "award" given to a special product each year by...

The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized...

courses, books in a bookstore, etc. A special Swedish type of smörgåsbord is the julbord (literally "Yule/Christmas table"). The classic Swedish julbord is...

included in a Swedish julbord (Christmas smörgåsbord), and the Easter påskbuffé, which is lighter than a traditional julbord. The dish is also common in Finland...

celebrations in Sweden to the tradition in German Protestant families of having girls dressed as angelic Christ children, handing out Christmas presents....

the beginning of the Christmas season. This practice has its roots in old Swedish legislation and was established by Birger Jarl in the 13th century, building...

Knut's party or Knut's dance (Swedish: julgransplundring, literally: "Christmas tree plundering") is a tradition in Sweden on St. Knut's Day (13 January)...

Midsummer, Christmas (Jul), Easter (Påsk), and Walpurgis Night (Valborg). Many Swedish festivities are closely tied to the Lutheran Church of Sweden, although...

four-candle advent wreath. Normark, Helena (1997). Modern Christmas. Graphic Garden. Christmas in Sweden starts with Advent, which is the await for the arrival...

The Christmas Oratorio (Swedish: Juloratoriet) is a 1983 novel by Swedish author Göran Tunström. It won the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1984. J...

julebord or jolebord, Swedish: julbord) is a Scandinavian feast or banquet during the Christmas season where traditional Christmas food and alcoholic beverages...

– National Day of Sweden 22 June – Midsummer Day 2 November – All Saints' Day 24 December – Christmas Eve 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – 2nd...

example, in Sweden, the program has been shown every Christmas Eve since 1960. Ratings show that around 40% of all Swedes watch it on Christmas Eve, the...

Christmas in Finland (Finnish: joulu; Swedish: jul) begins, as is commonplace on public holidays in Finland, on Christmas Eve (Finnish: jouluaatto; Swedish:...

the smörgåsbord and, at Christmas, the julbord, including well-known Swedish dishes such as gravlax and meatballs. In Sweden, traditionally, Thursday...

Christmas lights (also known as fairy lights, festive lights or string lights) are lights often used for decoration in celebration of Christmas, often...

A julotta (Jul: 'Yule; Christmas', otta: 'dawn') is a Swedish term for the matins on Christmas Day, 25 December, that celebrates the nativity of Jesus...

around midnight of Christmas Eve and lasting until the early hours of Christmas Day. The cheese is also associated with Christmas in Sweden and Norway due...

traditional dish for Christmas in Sweden. Jellied veal is considered one of the few remaining dishes from the original Swedish Christmas smorgasbord. The...

Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, and the Republic of Ireland, 26 December is Saint Stephen's Day, which is considered the second day of Christmas. There...