By: Laura Harder

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• By Laura Harder
• Mrs. Casey
• 3rd Period

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Country info

• A big tradition in Sweden in the homes is
  where the oldest daughter is portrayed as Lucia
  the Queen of Light. She dresses up in a white
  gown and wears a crown of candles on her head to
  serve the family. She wakes her parents by
  singing the Italian song, Saint Lucia. She
  serves her family coffee, buns, cookies, and
  occasionally glogg (which is a mulled wine).

• Introduced to Sweden from Germany, the
  Christmas tree has been a part of Christmas since
  the 1700s. The custom has only become general in
  the present century. A family usually brings it
  1 or 2 days before Christmas to decorate it.

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• The excitement of Christmas in Sweden starts
  on the first Sunday of Advent which is when the
  first Advent candle is lit. Every Sunday before
  Christmas, an Advent candle is lit with growing
  anticipation. The feasting and celebration
  begins on December 13 with St. Lucia Day. Legend
  has it that St. Lucia Day is the longest night of
  the year. Today nearly every town, school, and
  day-care center has their own Lucia.

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Traditional Foods Served

• The most traditional food served in Sweden
  at Christmas is Lutfisk. This Lutfisk is
  sun-cured cod served in cream sauce. Lutfisk is
  most likely a throwback to a period of fasting
  from pre-Reformation times. The traditional
  feast celebrated also includes a dipping in the
  kettle. The family and guests dip bits of dark
  bread in a pot filled with pork, sausage, and
  corned beef.

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• A smorgasbord Christmas meal eaten on
  Christmas Eve includes varieties of shellfish,
  pork, cooked and raw herring fish, caviar,
  cheeses and brown beans.

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Gift Giving Customs

• On Christmas Eve in Sweden families
  traditionally exchange most of their presents.

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• 2 cups of fresh orange juice
• ¼ cup of slivered onions
• ¾ cup of golden raisins
• ½ cup pitted whole prunes, snipped in half
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks, cut in half
• ½ inch fresh ginger
• 4 whole cardamom pods, bruised
• 1 bottle ruby port
• ¾ cup of brandy
• ¾ cup of vodka or aquavit

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• Some of the traditional Christmas songs
  are
  
• O, Holy Night
• O, Little Town of Bethlehem
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
• It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

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• Some of the traditional phrases in
  Sweden are
  
• Valkommen (Welcome)
• Hej (Hello)
• Hej doe (Goodbye)
• God Jul och Gott Nytt Ar (Merry Christmas!)

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• The sites that I went to are
• www.google.com
• www.christmas.com/worldview/
• www.santas.net/aroundthe world.htm
• www.santaclaus.com/world.html

• Some of the places for clipart are
• www.yuleloveit.com
• www.christmas gifts.com/clipart.html