CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN

SWEDEN FLAG

• It has a cross shape that is yellow with a blue backround

TRADITIONAL FOOD

• Ham
• Pork
• Suasage
• Egg and anchovy mixture
• Plain or pickled herring salad
• Homemade liver

Sweden greetings
Merry Christmas- God Jul
Happy holidays- ivelig helg
Hello- hejen
Seasons greetings- God jul och gott nytt ar

COMMON SWEDISH DECORATIONS

• Christmas tree
• Straw ornaments
• Swedish flags
• Candles
• Gnomes with red tethered hats
• Apples
• House I filled with red tulips
• Smells like pepperkoker (heart or goat shaped gingerbread)

Swedish traditions
The youngest daughter from each family wakes early puts on a white robe with a red sash and a wreath of candles on her head and serves the parents breakfast in bed with coffee and Lucia buns
Kubb is a game kids play and they throw a stick at a target and who ever knocks down the most wins