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December holidays

There are three major holidays in December that many both love and cherish. The cold and dark winter season is lit up by candles, outdoor lighting and Advent stars. Four sundays of Advent Advent is latin and means arrival. It is a celebration of the arrival of Jesus, and also a time to prepare forContinueContinue reading “December holidays”

Christmas decorations

This post contains commercial links November and December are extremely dark months in Sweden. In the northern parts the sun sets as early as 2 in the afternoon and around 4 in the rest of the country. This is one of the reasons I enjoy Advent and Lucia as much as I do. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Christmas decorations”