Advent is latin and means arrival. It is a celebration of the arrival of Jesus, and also a time to prepare for Christmas. Advent has its historical roots in the 40 day long fasting period that started around Christmas and finished by Easter. Traditionelly it is a time for fasting and preparing for the birthContinue reading “The holiday season is here”
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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 aContinue reading “Christmas decorations”
Mrs Swede 