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Two older women on a couch with a Christmas tree to the right and a mansonry heater to the left and tons of Victorian style decorations.

Christmas in Väne

1800· 1890s· 1900· 1900s· Älvsborg County· Christmas· Holidays and traditions· Västergötland

Today is the last day of Christmas in Sweden. January 13 is Twentieth Day Knut, when the Christmas tree is thrown out, the decorations are put away and the gingerbread house gets eaten. One last chance to come together and dance around the tree. The celebration is named by the plundering of the tree, julgransplundring. […]

Julhalm

1900· 1900s· Älvsborg County· Christmas· Holidays and traditions· Västergötland

All is set for Christmas! The traditional Swedish Christmas straw on the floors (julhalm) must have brought welcome warmth to the cottages. In the middle of the room is the Yule Goat, the bringer of gifts before Santa. From Hudene Parish, Älvsborg County in 1903.

Swedish ginger snaps recipe

Ellen’s ginger snaps

1900· 1920s· Älvsborg County· Christmas· Holidays and traditions· Västergötland

I have enjoyed #genealogyphotoaday a little extra this month! It’s nice to see everyone. The prompt for today is “my favorite recipe”. I like variety, but I will share this recipe for ginger snaps from my great grandmother Ellen and her notebook with recipes and lyrics. Ellen probably kept it in the 1920s based on […]

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