Swedish festivals and holidays

Within the culture of the Suceco people, their festivals and festivities appear throughout the year. It is remarkable Walpurgis Eve. This rite is celebrated on April 30 and marks the beginning of spring for many Swedes. Large bonfires are lit with dry branches.

Likewise, the National Holiday of June 6 It is a date in the whole country, and that in 1983 was legislated to determine the national day of Sweden. This date was chosen for the day on which Gustavo Vasa was elected King of Sweden. In 2005, a national holiday was decreed.

Swedes too celebrate the midsommardagen: the weekend closest to June 24, the Swedes celebrate Midsommar (mid-summer), I came to be the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. It is one of the most representative festivals and is usually celebrated in the countryside, with dances and children's games. Is a feast of comparable importance to Christmas.

And one of the most anticipated religious traditions is that of Lucia (Luciadagen), which is the festivity that crowns the Advent celebrations and is celebrated on December 13. This festival refers to Santa Lucia bringing light on the longest nights of winter.

Girls dressed in white walk the streets singing and carrying candles, led by one of the girls who plays the role of Saint Lucia, she wears a red ribbon around her waist and a crown of light made up of blueberry branches and leaves on which they set some candles.


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