Typical Swedish traditions duringChristmas!

The Santa masquerade

A typical tradition on Christmas Eve, is that someoneputs on some santaclothes, and pretends to be Santa Claus himself. He usually has a big bag ofpresents unless they are not under the christmastree. When he enters the room, he alwayssays ”Finns det några snälla barn här?” whichmeans ”Are there any kind kids here?” It’s kindadumb, but it makes all the children nervous. Manysmall children are very afraid of the fake santa. Theythink he’s scary. Wouldn’t you be scared if a big man with red clothes randomly appeared in your house?

Presents

When Santa wants, he gives the presents in

his bag to everyone who has been kind.

(The presents were put in the bag by the

ones that wants to give presents xD)

Press the bag!

Christmas decorations

When Christmas comes most people decorate their houses with electrick candlesticks and stars, the candlesticks and stars you usually have in the windows. Some people also put out electrick lightchains in trees and other places in their garden.

This is an electronic candlestick and an electronic star.

This is a reindeer made of electric lightchains.

This is what the Swedish houses look like at the Christmas Eve.

You also buy a Christmas tree and decorate that with small shining balls, lights chains and other shiny stuff. This is what a Christmas tree looks like here in Sweden.

Christmas food in Sweden

• In Sweden, we usually eat meatballs, sausage, and christmas ham on christmas eve.

• We often make gingerbread, saffron buns and toffee. On the next page you can learn how to make your own gingerbread.

• How to make gingerbread:• Ingredients• 1 (3.5 ounce) package cook and serve butterscotch pudding mix• 1/2 cup butter• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar• 1 egg• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• Directions• In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar

until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.

Gingerbreadhouse

Made by Felix, Joakim, Adam, Filip, Johanna and Isabella