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streetsoldier wrote:We have yet to HAVE any "traditions", even though I've introduced some..."Luciasdag" (Dec. 13, where the smallest child awakens everyone while they're still in bed with a lit candle and a cake, in which there is one almond; he/she who recieves it in their piece is "blessed" for the year) or "Knig of the Bean" (12th Night after Christmas, when a bean is thrown under a carpet or blanket on the floor; at a signal, everyone reaches under to get the bean, and he/she who recovers it has the right to ask a favor or question of everyone in the family).
They went over poorly, because ONE stepson threw fits over NOT getting the almond, or bean..![]()
Since we have a family all over the map, it's been tough to get them all on board for anything resembling a "tradition".
Staffan var en stalledräng,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
han vattnar sin fålar fem,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
Hastigt lägges sadeln på,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
innan solen månd uppgå,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
Bästa fålen apelgrå,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
den rider Staffan själv uppå,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
x-y-no wrote:streetsoldier wrote:We have yet to HAVE any "traditions", even though I've introduced some..."Luciasdag" (Dec. 13, where the smallest child awakens everyone while they're still in bed with a lit candle and a cake, in which there is one almond; he/she who recieves it in their piece is "blessed" for the year) or "Knig of the Bean" (12th Night after Christmas, when a bean is thrown under a carpet or blanket on the floor; at a signal, everyone reaches under to get the bean, and he/she who recovers it has the right to ask a favor or question of everyone in the family).
They went over poorly, because ONE stepson threw fits over NOT getting the almond, or bean..![]()
Since we have a family all over the map, it's been tough to get them all on board for anything resembling a "tradition".
Boy ... that brought back some memories - when I was little we used to regularly celebrate Luciadagen, complete with us kids singing in costume (my brother and me in robes and conical caps festooned with stars and moons, my sister as Lucia including wearing a crown with candles in it - seems like total insanity to me today but those were different times).Staffan var en stalledräng,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
han vattnar sin fålar fem,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
Hastigt lägges sadeln på,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
innan solen månd uppgå,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
Bästa fålen apelgrå,
vi tackom nu så gärna,
den rider Staffan själv uppå,
allt för den ljusa stjärnan.
Ingen dager synes än,
stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka.
Our main traditions today are Christmas Eve dinner (opening course pickled herring with sour cream, potatoes and - for those who still drink - lots of aquavit, main course ham, potatoes, red cabbage, pickled cucumbers, salad) and on New Years Eve we have sort of a fortune-telling tradition called "lykor" which involves dunking molten tin into a bucket of water, and interpreting the result to see what your fortune will be for the next year.
george_r_1961 wrote:Im alone now...no immediate family living. But when I was a kid I got my presents xmas eve.
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