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The population of Sweden in 2004 was 9million. |
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Christmas in Sweden is celebrated on 24,25,and
26 the feasting starts the 13 its all in December. |
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Christmas in Sweden is celebrated on 24th
, 25th , 26 but the feasting starts on the 13th. |
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The main language spoken is Swedish. One of
the ways you say merry Christmas in Swedish as God Jul. |
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There is a tree that picture kind of gave it
away. It s decorated with sparkling objects, wrapped candies, glass bulb,and straw ornaments, with
electric lights or candles. |
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There is no Santa in Sweden there is an elf named Jultomten he is about the size of a dwarf and he lives in the forest. The Swedish Santa
does not have any reindeer, doesn’t fly,and doesn’t crawl down chimneys
likes the American Santa Claus.His sack of presents is pulled on a sleigh
,by himself or by one or two goats. He will visit all the kids on the night
of December 24th,always opening up the conversation by
saying:”Finns det nagra snalla barn har?( are there any good children here?
Only the nice children will get
presents of course.) |
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The main characters are a dwarf sized elf named
Jultomten. |
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Other main characters are sometimes 1 or 2 goats. |
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A traditional food is gingerbread cookies . Recipe for it is 1 cup corn
syrup, 1 and a half cups light
brown sugar , 1 cup better or margarine, 2 eggs , 1 an a half tbsp ginger,4-5
cups of flour,1 tbsp baking soda |
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Good kids get presents and bad kids get coal. |
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Some people put candles on their head |
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www. Lysator.liu.se/~offe/kors/christmas
/klappar.html www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/ festivals/christmas/lucia/recipe.htm www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-sweden.com
www.nationbynation.com/Sweden /population.html |
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