And it's interesting how many different traditions there are for the time before lent. I looked up semla - it looks delicious. I think King cake is the equivalent thing that's eaten in parts of the US during this time? In some places the celebrations start two weeks before lent, but a lot of the partying and parades happen during the five days before. Here it's called Mardi Gras (and Carnival is the time leading up to it).
I went to a couple parades this year, and got lots of beads, which was fun. ;) Plus it was fun to people watch.
One of the traditions in parts of Latin America is to splash/hose water on people during this time (I don't think that'd go over well in Sweden)
Aw, thank you! :) Last week when I was alone with the boys for half an hour most of them went out of control, so I still have a lot to learn!
I looked up king cake, it looks delicious, too. We don't really have any celebrations here in Sweden, no parades or partying or anything. And no; splashing water is not a good idea this time of year! *lol* Maybe in July...
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And it's interesting how many different traditions there are for the time before lent. I looked up semla - it looks delicious. I think King cake is the equivalent thing that's eaten in parts of the US during this time? In some places the celebrations start two weeks before lent, but a lot of the partying and parades happen during the five days before. Here it's called Mardi Gras (and Carnival is the time leading up to it).
I went to a couple parades this year, and got lots of beads, which was fun. ;) Plus it was fun to people watch.
One of the traditions in parts of Latin America is to splash/hose water on people during this time (I don't think that'd go over well in Sweden)
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I looked up king cake, it looks delicious, too. We don't really have any celebrations here in Sweden, no parades or partying or anything. And no; splashing water is not a good idea this time of year! *lol* Maybe in July...
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