Christmas (, ) is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Feast of St. Lucy, a high point in the Swedish Christmas season, is celebrated during

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, on December 13.Sweden.se: ''Lucia and Christmas''
Christmas contains a mix of domestic and foreign customs that have been adapted. Many

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celebrate Christmas in roughly the same way, and many local customs and specialities have disappeared.

History

The origin of the Germanic word "Jul" is somewhat unclear. Around the year 600, it is mentioned in the Gothic calendar together with Christian religious texts. Around the year 900, the word "Jul" can be found in a tribute to king

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, in which someone is said to "Dricka Jul" (Drink Jul). The pretext for the ''Jul'' celebration was to mark the

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when the days start to get longer and the nights shorter again. In Nordic prehistoric times there was a "midvinterblot" rite (

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), which was a sacrificial rite held in mid-winter, which may either mean the same time as ''Jul'' (in later sources called ''julablot''), or in mid-January which was in the middle of the winter period. The people sacrificed cattle and perhaps humans, to win the

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's blessing on the germinating crop. The ''ás'' (singular of Æsir) who was especially hailed at this time was

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, who commonly went by the name of "Jólner". The ''Jul'' was

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, while the ''blót'' rites were forbidden and abandoned when Sweden became a Christian country. The celebration of Christmas at the end of December is a very old tradition with many origins. Among these is the Old Norse Christmas celebration – which was prevailing in

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in the 11th century – and was celebrated in connection with the midwinter offering celebration. Moreover, there is the Christian Christmas celebration in memory of the birth of

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. In the Old Norse sources the pagan celebration of Jul in the Nordic countries is often described as "to drink jul/yule". The central aspect of the pagan Germanic celebration of midwinter was to eat and drink well. To bake and to produce ale and mead were important preparations for the celebration. In medieval wooden calendars and pre-Christian picture stones, this celebration is still symbolised by a barrel of ale, or a drinking horn. So the emphasis on food and drink traditions was originally a pagan trait of the Christmas celebration. The

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is a custom that was imported from

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in the 1880s. The former tradition of giving joke presents, often a log of wood, was replaced during the late 19th century and 20th century by Christmas gifts given out by the Christmas goat (''Julbocken'') or, especially later,

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(''Jultomten'').

Traditions

The month of December

The Christmas celebrations in Sweden usually starts with the first Advent in the end of November. However Christmas decorations and ''julmust'' might go on sale in stores much earlier, often directly after

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. At this time many people start to plan their Christmas and start buying gifts. On December 1, the first episode of the Christmas calendar airs on television and radio. The 13th of December is Lucia where most of the children and some adults dress up and have processions in preschool, school and companies. The third and fourth Advent is important for many families as many preparations are done then. Baking and cooking are common activities. Many preschools and schools start their Christmas vacation between December 17 to 22. Many workplaces start the vacation later, between December 20 and 23. The start of the vacation depends on what day of the week Christmas Eve is on. The last days before Christmas Eve, between December 20 and 23, the greatest preparations are made like, preparing most of the food, buying and decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping presents. During the last days there are usually many people in stores and shopping malls to buy items for the Christmas celebrations. After Christmas Eve there are two public holidays: ''juldagen'' (Christmas Day) and ''annandag jul'' (Boxing Day). Most of the families have holiday and are free from work, but some workplaces can start the work again in the days before New Year's Eve. After the New Year's Eve the schools usually have at least a week before the spring term starts, but workplaces often start the work again a couple of days after the new year. Many Swedes visit the service on

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, the

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on December 24 or the Christmas Matins in the early hours of Christmas Day ('' Julotta'').

Christmas tree

The story of the Christmas tree originated in

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(Germany) in the 16th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries the Christmas tree started being dressed with candles. The first Swedish Christmas trees were generally decorated with live candles and treats such as fruit and candy. Apples were often hung on the branches where the candles were located to make them more parallel to the ground. It soon became more common for families to make their own decorations with paper and straw. Some families preferred to build a '' Ljuskrona'' decorated with cut paper. From around 1880, commercial Christmas tree decorations were readily available in larger Swedish cities, the finest of which were imported from Germany. The day that people in Sweden buy and dress their Christmas tree varies greatly from family to family, but most have them dressed on 13 December and throw them out by 13 January. Commonly used decorations today include: baubles, candles, apples, Swedish flags, small gnomes, and straw ornaments. The house may be filled with red tulips and the smell of ''pepparkakor'' – a heart-star, or goat-shaped gingerbread biscuits. St. Knut's Day (13 January) marks the end of the Swedish

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. Children, especially, may celebrate it with a

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Jultomten

''Jultomten'', or just ''tomten'', is the being who brings the gifts at ''Julafton'' (the evening of December 24). The gifts are called ''julklappar'', and are probably a modern version of the

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. ''Jultomten'' does not climb down the chimney, he delivers the gifts in person. This task is often performed by an old man who secretly dresses up as ''Jultomten'' and knocks at the door with a sack of gifts. The origin of the modern ''Jultomte'' is a hybridisation between the pre-Christian being called ''

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'' and the (originally Dutch)

. A ''Tomte'' is mostly portrayed as a small, gnomelike spirit being who lives on a farm and takes care of it (or the family) while the farmer family are asleep. He might be a gift giver if the farmers treat him and the livestock correctly. The ''tomte'' is an echo of ancient ancestral cult. It is thought that the ''tomte'' was considered a spirit of previous generations at the homestead, and there are references to them following the family/clan, when they move. Despite its different cultural roots, the ''Jultomte'' (''Tomte'' of ''Jul'') is today portrayed similarly to the commonly known image of Santa Claus.

Julotta

In Sweden, many people attend a traditional early morning church service called ''Julotta'' on Christmas Day (December 25). The service is held before sunrise, typically around 7 AM. Historically, people would travel to church in horse-drawn sleighs through the snowy landscape. Although church attendance has declined in modern Sweden, ''Julotta'' remains an important tradition for many families, particularly in rural areas.

Tjugondag Knut

Christmas celebrations in Sweden officially end on ''Tjugondag Knut'' (St. Knut’s Day) on January 13. On this day, families remove Christmas decorations and throw out the Christmas tree in a festivity known as ''Julgransplundring'' (Christmas tree plundering). Children often get to eat the last remaining candy decorations from the tree, and in some households, small parties are held to mark the conclusion of the holiday season.

Food and drink

The foods served in Sweden during Christmastime differ per region. But here, too, homogenisation has set in, due in no small part to the uniform offerings of the department stores and the ready availability of convenience foods. Few have time to salt their own hams or stuff their own pork sausages nowadays. The traditional main meal on Christmas Eve is a smorgasbord called

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which has been prepared with all the classic dishes. A good quality restaurant would typically serve more than fifty (or even a hundred) different dishes at a julbord. A family-julbord being much smaller. A traditional ''julbord'' is typically eaten buffet style in five to seven courses (depending on local and family traditions). The first three courses are usually fish-courses. The first plate is an assortment of different pickled herrings served with sour cream and chives. The second is a variety of cold fish, particularly several kinds of lox (e.g.

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). And the third plate is hot fish-dishes – particularly

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. Other traditional dishes would be (smoked) eel,

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, herring salad, baked herring, smoked salmon, smoked char and shellfish

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s, accompanied by sauces and dips. The fourth course is often a selection of cold sliced meats, the most important cold cut being the Christmas ham (''julskinka'') with mustard. Other traditional cuts include smoked sausages, leverpastej, wild game cuts, smoked leg of lamb (''fårfiol''), pâtés and several types of brawn (''sylta''). It is also common to serve the cold meats with sliced cheese, pickled

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s. The fifth course would be warm dishes (''småvarmt''). Traditionally, the fifth course begins with soaking bread in the

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from the Christmas ham, which is called ''dopp i grytan''. Warm dishes include Swedish

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s (''köttbullar''), small fried hot dog sausages (''

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''), roasted

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('' revbensspjäll''), pork sausages ('' fläskkorv''), potato sausages ('' potatiskorv''), and ''

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'' (literally "Jansson's Temptation") – a warm potato casserole, matchstick potatoes layered with cream, onion and

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. Side dishes include

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salad in mayonnaise and warm stewed red, green or brown

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and boiled potatoes. The sixth and seventh course is a cheese plate and a dessert plate. Julbord cheeses include

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, cheddar, ''västerbottenost'' and Christmas edammer. Desserts include rosettes (''struvor''), klenäts (''klenäter''), polkagrisar,

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, dates,

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, ischoklad,

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s, ''mandelmusslor'', gingerbread cookies, marzipan figures, different kinds of nuts,

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and most importantly

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(''risgrynsgröt'') sprinkled with

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powder. Traditionally, an

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is hidden in the bowl of rice pudding and whoever finds it receives a small prize or is recognised for having good luck. A julbord often also include local and family specialties. Among them are '' isterband,''

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with shrimps or mushrooms covered with béchamel sauce, ''äggost, saffranspannkaka, långkål, rörost,

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, kroppkakor and julgädda.'' Beer and the occasional

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are common beverages to this Christmas meal. The seasonal soft drink '' julmust'' is also served at the julbord, as well as during the whole Christmas holiday. The Christmas ham is either boiled or broiled and then painted and glazed with a mixture of egg, breadcrumbs and mustard.

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, lyed fish made of stockfish (dried ling or

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), is served with boiled potato, thick

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or mustard sauce, green peas and sometimes cubed bacon. More and more families opt to eat Lutfisk as dinner the day before or after Christmas Eve rather than as a dish among other at the Julbord. While the julbord is meant to be eaten in several courses a lot of swedes simply mixes the different dishes they like. One reason for this is that many families only prepare a small julbord with "just the essentials". Julbord is served from early December until just before Christmas at restaurants and until

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in some homes. Mulled wine ''glögg'', gingerbread cookies and

s are served throughout December.

Television

An important tradition for many Swedes is watching the

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1958 christmas special ''

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'', in Swedish entitled ''Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul'' ("

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and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas"), which have been aired by

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on Christmas Eve every year since 1960. The show is one of the most popular television events of the year, with typically about 40 to 50 per cent of the Swedish population watching. Another popular tradition on Christmas Eve is watching the animated film '' Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton'' ("The Tale of Karl-Bertil Jonsson's Christmas Eve") by

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and

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, that tells the tale of a boy who steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm while working in a post office on Christmas Eve, which have been aired by Sveriges Television since 1975.

Gallery

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References

External links

Sweden.se: ''Christmas and New Year's Eve in Sweden''
{{Europe topic , Christmas in December observances Festivals in Sweden Public holidays in Sweden