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What traditions and customs do we have in Sweden?

 

"The Wonderworker" (Taumaturg). As it is known, St. Nicholas is the protector of the children, but he is also the protector of sailors, bakers, girls without dowry, victims of the judiciary, # metoo, etc.
Saint Nicholas "Faithful to the Faith and the Gentle Man, the Teacher of Breath, have shown you, your flock, the truth of things.

On the night of St. Nicholas, the fruit trees are creased in water to be bloomed at New Year's Eve. These blossoming twigs appreciate the fruit of orchards in the coming year. Then they are used as sorcova!
The celebration of December 6 prefigured the victory of good over evil, of light on darkness
On the eve, kids clean their boots and put them near the entrance door. If they were good they found sweets and fruits. If they were naughty, they get a niggle, as a sign of punishment.
In popular tradition, Mos Nicolae or San-Nicoara is a white-bearded mosque, riding a white horse. The white beard of Mos Nicolae is a sign that on December 6th, it must snow, when the mosque shakes its beard, and the white horse symbolizes the snow falling in the beginning of winter.
In the Netherlands, Mosul travels on a ship that arrives on December 6th. He has a great book telling him what children were good at. Those who are good are rewarded with gifts, and the naughty ones are taken by his assistant, Black Peter.
In Denmark, Santa Nicolae is brought by reindeer with a bag in the back accompanied by elves whose children are offering milk and rice pudding.
In Italy, Mos Nicolae appears in the form of a black-faced feather that offers baby sweets and toys on January 6th.

 


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Publicerad 2017-12-05 14:26



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