The Swedish word for Easter – Påsk – has it’s origin from the hebrew “Pesach” meaning “Passover”. In Sweden it is considered to be a christian holiday but have, in reality, become a mix of chirstian and old folklore traditions.An example of this is Easter budles of birchtwigs that we nowadays decorate with feathers of … Read more
This weekend was Easter weekend in Sweden. About this time last year, I was moving here, which means lots of unpacking and getting paper work done. This year I was able to enjoy my first proper Swedish Easter. What does that mean? Well, first off, a four day weekend! Yep, in Sweden, Friday and Monday … Read more
So, Easter is this weekend. All the fun Easter things are for sale everywhere, and Sweden loves these giant paper Easter eggs with nice pictures on them. From what I remember, we don’t have these in the States, nor in the Czech Republic. So they are Swedish! I thought it would be fun to do … Read more
