Alla Hjärtans Dag or Valentines Day - make it a special day for the one you love. The Nordic Museum in Stockholm has an excellent exhibition about this tradition.http://www.nordiskamuseet.se/aretsdagar/alla-hjartans-dag#sthash.rpRzWxKH.dpuf The tradition is to give romantic gifts like cards with hearts, flowers, chocolate, cakes, soft toy teddy bears or a romantic dinner for two. Gifts could range from a simple red...
A cheese with holes - A true hard cheese in wood perfect as a pencilholder or just as it is. Inspired by the Swedish Greve Cheese. http://www.cheese.com/greve/ Other famouse Swedish cheese are Prästost, Herrgård, Svecia and Västebotten. ...
[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2" orderby="title"] In Sweden, julgransplundring (the plundering of the Christmas tree) is a final party to celebrate the season and eat up all of the remaining treats. On January 13 Swedish families dance around their trees and sing, then ceremoniously remove the decorations before tossing trees out into the cold. It is important to...
A dark and peaceful December evening on the Lower Promenade, it's only me and the seagulls outside my Oh So Swedish studio. The Brighton Pier is still illuminated but silent in the moonshine. A lone sailing boat on the horizon of the English Channel. Winter solstice, the "Clocks are burned" and minute by minute days are geting...
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Welcome to Oh So Swedish on the Brighton Beach - last weekend Before Christmas and lots of Scandinavian unique and handmade gifts for Xmas. Hjärtligt Välkomna! ...