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show. Young girls portray Lucia and “terns" <tarnor). Boys take part as starboys, tomtenissar (Jultomten’s helpers), or ginger cookie characters.
Christmas ornaments might be made of straw. Animals, especially goats, are popular ornaments for the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is also decorated with lights, glass ornaments. and tinsel.
On Christmas Eve, a large dinner or smorgasbord is served.
Desserts include a rice pudding. An almond is hidden in the pudding. The person to find the almond is said to be the next to marry in the next year.
Children in Sweden look forward on Christmas Eve to gifts brought by Jultomten (a cross between a little gnome and the German/British Santa Klaus). They make sure to leave him a bowl of porridge. They also put candles in the windows so he can find his way to the children’s homes.
Christmas Day in Sweden is spent in church. December 26 is St. Stephen’s Day <Staffen) in honor of the patron saint of animals.
An old tradition on this day was to give the farm animals extra food to eat.
The holiday season concludes on January 13. On this day, the Christmas tree is taken down and Christmas is over for another year in Sweden.
Whatever your holiday customs, enjoy the beauty of this season and take time to honor your family traditions.
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