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Beautiful forest walk

29/05/2021

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08/03/2021

С праздником ❤️ Happy international Women’s Day ❤️

09/01/2021

The new reality of restaurant culture @ Restaurang Spot

06/01/2021

White Trettondedag Jul ❄️❄️❄️ After a long walk with the star as a guide, the three wise men found the stable and the baby Jesus in the manger. We celebrate this on the Thirteenth Day of Christmas. Thirteenth day of Christmas marks the end of the Christmas weekend, but also the beginning of something new. With God as our guiding light, we can look ahead.

Thirteen days after Christmas comes the day that with us is called the thirteenth day of Christmas, but which in most other countries is called epiphany. The word means revelation. On the thirteenth day of Christmas we remember that the three wise men came to the stable to pay homage to Jesus with gold, incense and myrrh.

05/01/2021

Рождественский Сочельник у восточных христиан 💥🥳 и Trettondedag Julafton @ Hofterup

04/01/2021

Lomma Sweden 🇸🇪

03/01/2021

For some people +3 outside is not a problem 🇸🇪🤩

27/12/2020

Svensk Jul skinka

25/12/2020

My Christmas 💐

25/12/2020

God Juldagen Morgon🎄 En otroligt vacker dag med frost och ☀️🌞☀️

24/12/2020

Jultompten med godingar ❤️💥

24/12/2020

My beautiful flowers 🌺 Thank you💕, Lotta and Nikolina @ Hofterup

24/12/2020

Christmas Eve is very important in Sweden.This is when the main meal (well really a feast!) is eaten.

This is often a 'julbord' which is a buffet, eaten at lunchtime. Cold fish is important on the julbord. There is often herring (served in many different ways), gravlax (salmon which has been cured in sugar, salt and dill) and smoked salmon.

Other dishes on the julbord might include cold meats including turkey, roast beef and 'julskinka' (a Christmas ham); cheeses, liver pate, salads, pickles and different types of bread and butter (or mayonnaise). There will also be warm savoury foods including meatballs, 'prinskorv' (sausages), 'kåldolmar' (meat stuffed cabbage rolls), jellied pigs' feet, lutfisk (a dried cod served with a thick white sauce) and 'revbenspjäll' (oven-roasted pork ribs). Vegetables such as potatoes and red cabbage will also be served. Another potato dish is 'Janssons Frestelse' (matchstick potatoes layered with cream, onion and european sprats [a small fish] that is baked to a golden brown). There's also 'dopp i grytan' which is bread that is dipped in the broth and juices that are left over after boiling the ham.

The dessert of the julbord might be a selection of sweet pastries, some more pepparkakor biscuits and some home made sweets!

Wow, I think I like the sound of a Jolbord! To wash all that food down you can have some 'glogg' which is sweet mulled wine and some coffee to finish off the meal!

Another popular food at Christmas in Sweden is 'risgrynsgröt' (rice porridge that's eaten with 'hallonsylt' [raspberry jam] or sprinkled with some cinnamon). It's often eaten during the evening after people have exchanged their presents.

If there is any risgrynsgröt left over, when it's cold it can be mixed with whipped cream and eaten with a warm fruit sauce. This is called 'Ris a la malta' and sounds rather yummy!

Presents are normally exchanged on Christmas Eve. People often go to Church early on Christmas morning. @ Hofterup

23/12/2020

Good morning God morgon Доброе утро ☀️🌞😃

23/12/2020

When the flower comes form the beautiful woman it blossoms since as long as December 5 @ Hofterup

13/12/2020

Around Christmas time in Sweden, one of the biggest celebrations is St. Lucia's Day (or St. Lucy's Day) on December 13th. The celebration comes from stories that were told by Monks who first brought Christianity to Sweden.

St Lucia was a young Christian girl who was martyred, killed for her faith, in 304. The most common story told about St Lucia is that she would secretly bring food to the persecuted Christians in Rome, who lived in hiding in the catacombs under the city. She would wear candles on her head so she had both her hands free to carry things. Lucy means 'light' so this is a very appropriate name.

December 13th was also the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, in the old 'Julian' Calendar and a pagan festival of lights in Sweden was turned into St. Lucia's Day.

St. Lucia's Day is now celebrated by a girl dressing in a white dress with a red sash round her waist and a crown of candles on her head. Small children use electric candles but from about 12 years old, real candles are often used!

The crown is made of Lingonberry branches which are evergreen and symbolise new life in winter. Schools normally have their own St. Lucia's and some town and villages also choose a girl to play St. Lucia in a procession where carols are sung.

A national Lucia is also chosen. Lucias also visit hospitals and old people's homes singing a song about St Lucia and handing out 'Pepparkakor', ginger snap biscuits.

Small children sometimes like dressing up as Lucia (with the help of their parents!). Also boys might dress up as 'Stjärngossar' (star boys) and girls might be 'tärnor' (like Lucia but without the candles).

A popular food eaten at St. Lucia's day are 'Lussekatts', St Lucia's day buns flavored with saffron and dotted with raisins which are eaten for breakfast.

St Lucia's Day first became widely celebrated in Sweden in the late 1700s. St Lucia's Day is also celebrated in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Bosnia, and Croatia. In Denmark it is more a of a children's day and in some part of Italy, children are told that St Lucy brings them presents. They leave out a sandwich for her and the donkey that helps carry the gifts!

06/12/2020

Tack så mycket Lena och Björn

05/12/2020

Tack så mycket, Monica och Andreas @ Hofterups Djupa, Mörka Skogar

04/12/2020

мой аленький цветочек Amaryllis распушился @ Sweden