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All Saints Day (Allhelgonadagen) on November 1

marks the beginning of winter in Sweden. During the All Saints Day weekend people in Sweden honor passed loved ones by attending church services and decorating the tombs of the deceased with flowers and lit candles. The tradition of gracing tombs with lit candles during All Saints Day weekend became popular in Sweden towards the end of the 1800s.

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Swedish TV game show

series “På spåret“ on Swedish Television SVT premieres on November 27. A total of nine teams will be competing during the 2020/ 2021 season. Marianne Ahrne and Anders “Ankan” Johansson, Farah Abadi and Johan Glans, Emma Molin and Hanna Dorsin, Magdalena Forsberg and Claes Elfsberg, Frida Boisen and Hamid Zafar, Irena Pozar and Patrik Arve, Dilan Apak and Moa Lundqvist, as well as Sanna Lundell and Plura Jonsson will give their all in what makes the 29th season of the show. Kristian Luuk and Fredrik Lindström will act as hosts.

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Nobel Prizes are usually presented at ceremonies

and celebrated during a grand banquet on December 10, but due to the prevailing Covid 19 pandemic, there won’t be a banquet or traditional awarding of the Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall this year. Nobel Prize winners will instead participate via video link from their home countries in a televised award ceremony transmitted from Stockholm City Hall.

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Media company Bonniers

has released an advent calendar consisting of 24 books for grown-ups by authors from Bonnier’s publishers. In the calendar literature lovers will find short stories, cartoons, fact books and cookbooks by beloved authors such as Viveca Sten, Jonas Karlsson, Nina Hemmingsson, Martin Kellerman, Zeina Mourtada and Emil Jensen. The atmospheric Christmas calendar cover was designed by Swedish author and illustrator Lotta Kühlhorn. Bonnier’s advent calendar costs 249 SEK.

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IKEA’s 2020 Christmas

collection is here! Containing several new holiday products, with a special focus on the kitchen and dining table, such as glasses and plates, the collection aims to create a cozy atmosphere in all rooms of the home. Classic Christmas decorations such as stars and light strings, as well as wrapping paper, ribbons and labels are also available. IKEA’s holiday collection is in store now.

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For 18 years in a row,

Swedes have been looking forward to the launch of popular mulled wine (glögg) Blossa’s annual holiday edition. This year the Swedish mulled wine is influenced by Morocco. Traditional mulled wine spices are accompanied by notes of green tea and mint, inspired by the Moroccan Maghrebi tea. This year’s bottle design was inspired by stylish Moroccan tiles. The bottles green-blue color is meant to symbolize a cooling sea. Blossa 2020, which has an alcohol content of 15 percent and costs 124 SEK for 750 ml, is in store now.

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Skansen’s traditional Christmas is taking place

on a larger surface area than usual this holiday season due to the current pandemic. Visitors to the open-air museum on Djurgården in Stockholm can look forward to an atmospheric and well-organized walk in old-fashioned Christmas surroundings. Visitors will also be able to purchase Christmas gifts, such as locally produced crafts made from textile, wood, ceramics and wool. Skansen’s regular eateries are open and offer traditional Swedish Christmas food (julbord) to hungry guests. Christmas is celebrated at Skansen during the Advent weekends starting on Nov 28. For updates visit www.skansen.se.