スウエーデンの面白いものたち


by nyfiken
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Merry Christmas! God Jul!

In Sweden, today is Julafton. Eve. After 2 pm, department store like NK, Åhleans close. I was in town till 2 pm. Stureplan, around 2.30PM many peoples carried christmas presents with ribbon and cards with family seem to visit family house. Maybe father and mother`s house. Christmas in Sweden is for family. Family means grandparents, parents and children till grandchildren.4 generations.

Christams shopping seemed to end, during last weeks, most departments opened till 9 pm in STOCKHOLM,that is unusual. Yesterday 23rd, peoples stay at home at night and prepare for wrapping each presents. As swedish are well organized peoples, they always prepare beforehands. Tonight many santcrose play important roles each family. I saw a man who wear santa`s red nightcap.Well. Nice to see this on train. IN Japan we merely see just serious father wear santa`s cap. Maybe only very young 10 age. I like to see swedish wear red cap so naturally. NO joking but quite seriously and in a very sover way.

In Japan like TOkyo Christams means illumination..brightly decorated trees are seen everywhere and more glittering. Decoration in Sweden is rather chic and simple. At home they decorate so cozy way. Warm. What I like swedish decoration...some family love white color with silver tone. Some loves red. ..

What they eat during christams day.Must have pork roled ham, smoked lax smoked salmon. Jul beer christams black beer, jul bread dark sweet bread. Snaps. strong alchole from skone.christmas ginger cake or buiscuits. Decoration of round orange with indonesian spices. sweet rice poridge with orange milk taste.

I saw the woman who sat in the corridor of gamla stan is asking money and today she seems to have more money than any other day.

This year christams eve is not so very cold, no snow falling . English pub was opened afternoon, I saw a baby was crying with their family. Young couples are walking empty road on this Christams eve in the tourists spots. Sorry. all shops have closed today already. Just you can see quiet quiet central town of Stockholm. The most quiet night in a year.Lovely.

God Jul and Merry Christams ! make a wish come true!If you stay in Stockholm and want to listen to the only christams songs jus tune to FM 107.10.or just as most swedish and norwegian watch this DVD or TV programme specially today Eve while waiting for diner.


by nyfiken | 2009-12-25 00:33