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2011-12-19. Published in Language & Culture
The Native: Julbord (Christmas Smorgasbord)The expression Julbord and everything that comes with it, has been a legacy from the days of Vikings that's |
become a tradition all over the country in today's society. When the Christian Christmas celebration came to Sweden during the Middle Ages, the fasting that came with it was accepted by the people. They were forbidden to eat meat, which meant that dinner could consist of stockfish and porridge instead. When the days of fasting where over, most likely on Christmas Day, ... |
2011-12-14. Published in Language & Culture
The Native: Swedish Superstition: The falling cakeThe scene is Melbourne, college student kitchen; we're sitting around the table chatting and laughing while one of my friends start cutting the cheesecake into equal pieces. As she takes the first piece of cake and transfer it to the plate, it falls |
to the side with a loud splat.|
2011-12-05. Published in Language & Culture
The Native: Julmust & Julskum
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2011-11-21. Published in Language & Culture
The Native: Advent Calendars
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Since 1960 the channel SVT has been making Advent Calendars that start from the 1st of December and ends on the 24th of December. Every year, a new calendar with a new story airs.|
2011-09-15. Published in Language & Culture
City Beat: Håkan Hellström at Liseberg[caption id="attachment_5779" align="alignright" width="100" caption="hakanhellstrom.se"] |
[/caption]Slowly the days are getting shorter and the weather gets even more windy and rainy. Autumn is coming. But there is even another very clear sign that autumn arrived in Gothenburg – it is the annual Håkan Hellström concert. When Håkan performs at Liseberg you know that everything has gotten back to normal life. Pupils are back at school, summer holidays are definitely over and university has just started again.But who is Håkan Hellström and why are his ... |
2011-09-05. Published in Language & Culture
Best of Pop Culture
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Have you ever wondered what Swedes have on their spotify list? What music they listen to when they eat their breakfast cereals and what series they watch before they go to sleep? Pop culture has a big influence on everyday life and is also a good and fun way to get to know another country’s preferences, lifestyle and tastes. We in the misi.se team often write about artists, films and other cultural stuff we like. Before we start with some new ... |
2011-06-09. Published in Language & Culture
Discovering Swedish: Saying Farewell and the Swedish Months (Episode 10)
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Today we present the tenth and final part of our weekly 10 parts podcast series on the Swedish language. Each episode contains a short dialogue, some key vocabulary and key sentences, as well as an accompanying PDF file with grammatical explanations, example sentences, vocabulary lists and more.|
2011-06-05. Published in Language & Culture
The National Day of Sweden
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On the 6th of June every year, Sweden celebrates its national day. Nowadays, it is a national holiday and many Swedes are free to celebrate, but it has not always been that way. Before 2005, the national day was an ordinary working day in Sweden, and prior to 1983, we didn't even have a nation day! Much has obviously happened in a very short period of time. I'll do my best to present a ... Join us on Facebook
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