Tradition
SWEDEN
Christmas in Sweden
By Johanna
In the morning: Most people wake up
early in the morning this day because the
Christmas day is very special and
everybody is a bit tense and full of
expectations. When you wake up you step
out of your bed and open some Christmas
gifts. You relax and everything is smooth,
calm and cozy. Outside it is hopefully
snowing, it makes the Christmas feeling
even stronger if the ground is full of new
white snow.
You might eat some candy to breakfast
because this day you are allowed to eat
as much candy as you want. Grownups
will probably eat a real breakfast meal
with porridge and sandwiches though.
During the eating you watch the last
episode of the Advent Calendar, especially
if you are young (or at least childish). The
Advent Calendar is a television show with
24 episodes. The last one is always sent
o n t h e 2 4 t h o f D e c e m b e r, d u r i n g
Christmas Eve. Every year there is a new
Advent Calendar.
In Sweden one of our biggest celebrations
is Christmas. We celebrate Christmas Eve
in the 24th of December and most of the
swedes celebrate this Christian tradition. I
will now try to explain how we celebrate
in Sweden, because I think that our
Swedish Christmas traditions look a bit
different from other countries´. A typical
Swedish Christmas celebration can look
like this….
Enjoy
At noon: Some people will now take their
pick and pack and go to church to watch