Holidays+and+Customs


 * Major holidays and customs**

March 25 - Waffle Day is very important. The Swedish holiday for the custom making of waffles.
 * Holidays**:

April 30 - Birthday of the KING. A national holiday for Sweden to celebrate King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday.

June 6 - The Constitution Day. Celebrated with the Constitution and the Swedish Flag Day which happen in 1523; when Gustavus I ascended to the throne.

June 22 - Midsummer Day.

December 10 - This is the day of the Nobel Prize ceremony at the Sweden captial, Stockholm City Hall.

December 14 - Saint Lucia's Day.

Also other public holidays such as New Year's Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Midsummer, Christmas, St. Stephen's Day are all other great holidays for Sweden.

During weddings it is a tradition that the bride must carry coins in her shoes. One silver coin in her left shoe representing for her father. One gold coin in her right shoe to represent her mother to ensure taht she'll never go without.
 * Customs**:

During Christmas traditions its custom to have Christmas trees in the homes two days before Chirstmas with candles and apples, Swedish flag. Swedes eat lye-treated codfish and welcome the Christmas elves and the rulbol which is the Christmas goat, who is responsible for the distributing of the presents.