Tradition – MrsSwede – A Blog About Sweden and The Swedes

Pickled herring and snaps

In Sweden there is an old tradition of having “sill and nubbe”, or pickled herring and snaps, at Christmas. The same actually goes for Easter and Midsummer as well, as the food and beverages are very similar during these three holidays). “Sill” and “nubbe” is pickled herring and snaps, or a shot (e. g vodka).ContinueContinue reading “Pickled herring and snaps”

Cancelled events due to covid-19

Cancelled and/or postponed events due to covid-19. Can you get your money back?

Easter the Swedish way

This post contains commercial links The Swedes have been celebrating Easter, originally according to the Gregorian Calendar, since 1844. Until 1969 everything was closed on Easter Friday (in Swedish “Långfredag”, or Long Friday) – grocery stores, cinemas, restaurants, clothing stores etc. Of course due to the memory of Jesus Christ. The last supper According toContinueContinue reading “Easter the Swedish way”