How Swedes celebrate Christmas - 5 STRANGE Christmas Traditions 🇸🇪 - Learn Swedish in a FUN way!
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How do Swedes celebrate Christmas?
In Sweden we celebrate Christmas with family, like in most places. But Swedish culture has some strange or funny Swedish Christmas traditions you need to know about.
One strange Swedish Christmas traditions is watching Kalle Anka (Donald Duck).
Then there is the Swedish Christmas food. Like the Aladdin Ask. And much more.
So watch this video if are going to Celebrate Christmas in Sweden, you just want to learn Swedish or learn about Swedish Christmas traditions and much more!
Here are some STRANGE Swedish culture traditions. Some things you might have already noticed and wanted to understand more. And some that might be just shocking to learn about the Swedish culture.
@byronchandler5000 Жыл бұрын
Donald Duck, aka Kalle Anka is such a fascinating Svenska Christmas tradition, so I adapted Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land into my own Christmas tradition here in Wisconsin, my home state.
@MelissaSaguran-nw1fn 6 ай бұрын
In our country 🇵🇭 Christmas starts on September 1st until January ☺️
@lauriegranstrand4018 3 жыл бұрын
Have experienced all when visiting for the holidays. Growing in in a Swedish American home we always celebrated Julafton and had jullampor i fönstret
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
😍
@DavidLopez-wd7rx 12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
@FunSwedish 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@KarlaLopez-ec7dr 3 жыл бұрын
Also Lucia tradition, food for Christmas , Christmas calendars 😉🇸🇪👌
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! That is coming in one of the next videos! Spoiler alert! 😁
@Beatrix211 3 жыл бұрын
In several parts of Canada we also start to celebrate on the 24th. We have a Christmas dinner with family in the evening, open our presents and stay up late playing different games. The 25 and 26 are paid holidays and we continue to visit family and have a feast together. I love this time of the year!!!
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds lovely 😍
@bogdanberg9962 2 жыл бұрын
Jag är svensk, men jag gillar att titta på videor som denna bara för skojs skull :D
@gabriellek4587 3 жыл бұрын
Chocolate is a must! My family watches Charlie browns Christmas special every year! I think watching a movie or tv show everyone enjoys is a great way to bring everyone together! ☺️
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! Exactly the traditions, even though sometimes weird fill a purpose 😁
@zainulabdin1720 5 ай бұрын
Christmas as usual movie 🍿🎥❤
@shadowpuppet8192 3 жыл бұрын
I have Swedish roots. No wonder I love Donald Duck.
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Bambinistrappatii6984 Жыл бұрын
In italy we have a sweet 2 sweet similar to a "cake" it name is:"panettone" and" pandoro" . And we have a game at christmas:"tombola" . This year I'll miss very much panettone😢
@moon_SY_G 5 ай бұрын
3:38 we in lithuania also using alot of these candles
@melaniesouza3174 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Your traditions are very similar to my personal traditions, actually and I’m not Swedish at all. My family never understood my fascination with Donald Duck on Xmas day 🤪 and actually I don’t understand it either but maybe I was Swedish in my past life ? 🤣🤣🤣
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
You should double check and make sure you are not part Swedish 😂😂😂
@LeticiaMirandaF 3 жыл бұрын
Love this video! Very interesting 😊
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
@montenegromf 3 жыл бұрын
I just love it! I have been living in Sweden for 5 years and didn't know about Donald duck 😂🤣. Your acidic humor make lough loud here hahah. Tack tack ❤️
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
@JayeCole 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK we usually have a family meal on Christmas Eve - but smaller and with close family or maybe friends. In our house we open one present each as well but not everyone does this. We also keep celebrating after the 25th - on the 26th is “boxing day” where you commonly see friends and eat a buffet (smörgåsbord) of food leftover from the big dinner on the 25th. I think there isn’t a country in the world where boxes of chocolate aren’t a cause of family conflict! There is always one person who doesn’t play fair! They should come with vouchers for free family therapy. 😂🤣😂
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
True! Christmas is a traumatic experience 😂🤣😂
@davidbandini3484 3 жыл бұрын
Tack så mycket för videon Grazie tante!!
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
😍
@Littlekatyb 3 жыл бұрын
I have always loved Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day, so I would fit right in with the Swedish traditions I think 😂
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, and I wouldn't mind having more British things for Christmas! Yesterday I tried Christmas Pudding. Super delicious :)
@Littlekatyb 3 жыл бұрын
@@FunSwedish Haha! That definitely is an acquired taste, I have to admit I am not a fan! You should try mince pies and shortbread if you haven't already too! :)
@GA-lx6ib 2 жыл бұрын
Donald Duck?! That’s hilarious! Thank you for the video
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I know! We love Kalle Anka (Donald Duck) over here 🙂
@erikandersson6145 2 жыл бұрын
Kalle Anka är en mycket välkommen besökare i Svenska hem
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
😁
@arunkumarpitchaimani9870 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Lucia 🎉
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
🎉🕯️
@lucabarelli259 3 жыл бұрын
Considering that I love Christmas, Christmas traditions, Sweden, chocolate and Donald Duck...this was my favorite video, of course!!! Tack så mycket och god Jul!!!
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
@soleilrougelhorizon3439 5 ай бұрын
Dide tou still like that do hour pensa sama hopa ? You must thibk’med huvet min ❤to lova yog commer there met du 😂!! Ok !
@giadabertini772 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I really appreciated this video, how lovely your traditions are😍 in Italy we usually eat dinner on the 24th and open the gifts at midnight, and on the 26th we celebrate St. Stephen. I want to eat your Aladdin chocolates so bad😂🍫 I can't wait to watch the next video about your typical Christmas traditions!
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Aw, so sweet. Thank you for your comment 😍. The next one should be coming out this Wednesday
@adaiacob6191 3 жыл бұрын
Good to know!!! Tack så jättemycket! ❤️ God Jul!!! 🎄
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
God Jul!
@melaniesouza3174 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 don’t mess with my chocolat
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
How dare they! 😠😂
@zorasavage8289 2 жыл бұрын
The same in the Czech Republic. Xmas is on 24th and 25th, and 26th is off. I live in US where only 25th is off. Americans just work and work 😔
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
Time to move to Sweden? 🤔😁
@volantiad 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! I love learning about Sweden & Swedish this way. Is there any lore about how Donald Duck ~ of all Disney characters ~ ended up beloved by Swedes? Why not Pluto, for example? God jul och Gott nytt år!
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
The show is a mix with lots of short bits of popular Disney movies. From The Lion King to Frozen and some really old ones. However, Donald Duck is the "presenter" of the show. So that why it is called after him :)
@volantiad 3 жыл бұрын
@@FunSwedish Thanks: I thought it was a whole show of nothing but Kalle Anka. I'm still curious, though: is there an origin story of how the tradition got started in the first place? It seem so random, lol :)
@tomeofslyev 2 жыл бұрын
The Asian version of Swedes celebrating Xmas early would be Singaporean Chinese starting to celebrate Chinese New Year about a week before it even started- by "starting to celebrate", I mean stocking up on CNY goodies and deco and then start visiting relatives' houses about 2-3 days before the actual CNY👀 Also, the Julstakke looks so cool! The closest Chinese version of that (imo) would be the Mid-Autumn festival (中秋节) lanterns. Mostly because kids love to hold multiple lanterns at one go for some absurd reason🤷♀️
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Sounds like the most similar thing to the Swedish Xmas. The celebration of the Chinese New Year seems like super fun! I would love to experience it someday 😊
@tomeofslyev 2 жыл бұрын
@@FunSwedish You absolutely should! We have a LOT of goodies - from pineapple tarts, to egg rolls/love letters (very crunchy)! Also, CNY is a brilliant excuse to stay up till the wee hours of the morning and get money from your elders in the form of red packets😏
@BackJackJohnnyDebt5708 Жыл бұрын
Hey I like Donald duck, I'm not even Swedish 😄
@MusicByAllonaMayost 2 жыл бұрын
3:30 it looks like a menorah.
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
True 😊. Not exactly the same, but there is clearly some of the same idea in there.
@danilosantabarbara2760 3 жыл бұрын
I feel really swedish with my julstake in my window. Do you know why most of them have 7 "candles"?
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... good question! I am not sure, but I will try to find out.
@dianysierra 3 жыл бұрын
Hur länge är Kalle Ankas tv-shown i julafton? Från kl. 3 till?
@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын
ca 60 min :)
@anicabroer3705 2 жыл бұрын
It is not at all that we are impatient, we celebrate because the Nordic custom has its roots in the time before the mechanical clock. A new day began then at sunset instead of as now at midnight
@robertasilvia2095 3 жыл бұрын
Julmust...
@sara-pl5rr 2 жыл бұрын
whas youraddress your camera and lighting add a lot of noise to the image
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
We have improved the camera quality a lot in our latest videos. Check them out and let us know what you think!
@sara-pl5rr 2 жыл бұрын
@@FunSwedish Cool I was going to send you a microphone and good camera - you deserve a voice
@catarinaeriksson9526 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry but .... the 'normal' in Sweden is absolutely not to have guests early on Christmas Eve. Christmas lunch about 1 PM is more 'normal' but definately not early.
@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын
For the rest of the world that is pretty early 🙈. In some countries, people will get toghether at 19:00 or 20:00 😅
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