After celebrating July 14 in France and and July 4 in California, celebrating June 6 in Sweden is kind of... "bleak"... as we would say in Swedish.They've tried to do a lot for this day, Sweden's National Day and since a couple of years it's been a public holiday - but it seems we're still sort of "lost". At least me... I have no traditions or things I usually do on this day... No special food, no special event, no special place I "always do". And then I'm a huge fan of special days - and I love the.
Maybe it'll grow on us now when most people have the day off.
I can honestly say that perhaps I even celebrate it more when I'm in California than here.... But at least we put of the flag on the flag pole today.
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ReplyDeletethis is the first time.
when i found a spelling mistake on your blog.
"And then I'm a huge fan of special days - and I love the"
the last word i think should be 'them'.
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Great to see that flag flying though isn't it? Can i confess that I'm fed up with the one we see out here all the time?
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nope - sorry, no traditions in our household - we are a pathetically non-traditional family....so i guess that's our tradition!
ReplyDeleteI really think that midsummers eve should be the Swedish National Day. Food, traditions, summer. Check! :)
ReplyDeleteJa, jag håller med Jonas. Midsommaren borde vara sveriges nationaldag. Den har ju allt som är svenskt. 6 juni??? baaahh...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - yes, seems the m got lost somewhere. Oh, I'm sure there are spelling mistakes - English is not my major language after all.
ReplyDeleteBritgirl - haha - well, I actually like them both, or actually flags in general. But of course it's kind of nice to see some yellow and blue now and then.
Cecilia - I don't really know what tradition to invent for this day... tricky... when I'm the US I used to make strawberry cake...
Jonas - Yes! You're so right! That is the unofficial national day.
Annika - japp! 6 juni känns lite påklistrat...