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Goodbye Peter & Caroline {Noun} A cheerful sad event. A Swedish crayfish [krey-fish] also craw·fish (krô-) party, (Sv: Kräftskiva) (Fi: Rapujuhlat) (D: Krebsfest) (E: La fiesta del cangrejo) which means funny hats, snaps and to snap the head of nice tasting little creatures boiled in dill. See also: Let’s get silly bitches. A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden and has spread to Finland via its Swedish-speaking population.
Swedish - English dictionary: Brännvin - Liquor distilled from potatoes, grain, or (formerly) wood cellulose Drick - Drink! Halvan - The Half. Half a glas of Snaps. Helan - The Whole. A full glas of Snaps. Kräfta - Cray/craw-fish Måne - The Moon Nubbe - See Snaps Skål - Cheers. (Also a bowl.) Snaps - Small shot of strong alcoholic beverage e.g. OP, Bäska Droppar, Kron, Hallands fläder, Gammeldansk, Aquavit...
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Crayfish parties are generally held during August, a tradition that started because crayfish harvesting in Sweden was, for most of the 20th century, legally limited to late summer. Today, the kräftpremiär date in early August has no legal significance. Dining is traditionally outdoors, but in practice the party is often driven indoors by bad weather or aggressive mosquitoes. Customary party accessories are comical paper hats, paper tablecloths, paper lanterns (often depicting the Man in the Moon), and bibs. A rowdy atmosphere prevails amid noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa). The alcohol consumption is often high, especially when compared to the amount of food actually eaten. It is considered acceptable to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it.
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