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Sweden The Land of the Midnight Sun. Sweden’s Flag The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. TOMTE.
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TOMTE • After the meal, the "Tomte" comes. He is the Christmas elf who lives under floorboards of the hours or barn and looks after the family and livestock throughout the year. "Tomte" often brings presents, and children graciously leave a dish of porridge for him during the night.
Advent Candles • The first of the four Advent Sundays (the four Sundays just before Christmas) is the day of the year when the most Swedish people go to church. Many people have an "Advent candlestick" with four candles. On the first Advent Sunday you light the first candle, on the second Sunday you light the first and the second, and so on, which means that on Christmas Eve/Day the candles look like a flight of stairs.
What you will see and do in Sweden. • 1. Listen to the presenters: St. Lucia Girls and the Starboys. • 2. Make a Dala Horse to keep and take with you. • 3. Eat some rice pudding with ginger cookies. • 4. Take magical reindeer food for Christmas Eve.