Today is the 1st of Advent, but what does Advent really mean? Today we dig into some history and facts. We also take the opportunity to recommend some fun Christmas calendars in the blog world, as well as our most Christmassy posts. Wishing you a great 1st Advent!
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Today we want you to help us find dialectal words and expressions, preferably quirky ones! We're planning to write a blog post about words and expressions in Swedish dialects, and we want your help. We're doing this together, so get your hands dirty! Next weekend we'll publish the post and by then we hope to have lots of words, expressions and crazy stories about hilarious situations filled with misunderstandings! Until then, I'll share some experiences from my childhood in Skåne ...
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Here comes the Great November List! Now it's really dark and muggy in Sweden, and you need to find the best ways to cheer yourself up in different ways. Here are our best tips. Now we hope to get your best tips on the same points! Write in a comment, or write your own blog post if you have a blog. Feel free to tell us where you found the list!
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Yesterday we did like many other Swedes this time of year. We visited the cemetery with candles and grave decorations. At the same time, I started thinking about the All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, All Saints' Day and Halloween ... how does it all fit together?
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Why do we celebrate Halloween in Sweden? It's almost time for this holiday, and it's always interesting to write about. There are always some who love the occasion and some who hate these new traditions. Which of these are you? And what do you really know about Halloween?
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Last Friday, we attended the doctoral ceremony at the University of Gothenburg, as my (Helena's) mother was awarded an honorary doctorate. Very exciting and interesting to be part of such a ceremony and celebration!
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If you've been following our blog lately, you might know that Peter is currently helping our friends Lennart and Beata finish building their summer house on the island of Ringsö in Lake Mälaren. He has been on the island all week and I came here this weekend. And a lot has happened during this week, I promise!
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We hadn't planned to go to Helsinki at all, but yesterday we decided and booked flight tickets. Why this? Well, the big travel fair Matka is going on now and over the weekend. We hadn't really planned to go there, but then we couldn't resist... And there's a motorhome fair at the same time!
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Today is Christmas Eve, and we're taking the opportunity to present 10 things you didn't know about Christmas - or that you perhaps didn't know about Christmas. A few days ago we wrote a post about Christmas traditions and about why we do what we do, and we came across so much interesting information that there will be another post. Anything new or unexpected for you? Or maybe you have some other interesting information about Christmas to share?
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We wish all our readers and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will celebrate in peace and quiet at home, while we cure ourselves of various germs. There will be some good food, some good TV series and, not least, searching for a trip for the New Year.
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