Celebrating Våffeldagen at home in the States

Today is Våffeldagen,  a national waffle day is a holiday that originated in Sweden. A celebration of the start of spring season. Traditionally waffles are eaten during spring time due to the fact that fresh milk and eggs once were hard to get during the cold winters in Sweden .Being that my boyfriend is part Swedish, I am always looking for…

Swedish holiday, St. Lucia

This week the Swedish Cultural Center is celebrating St. Lucia. I will be attending Luciafest, Sunday, December 09th. Students from the University of Washington will be performing the traditional Lucia pageant. There will be singing by Svea Male Chorus and the Swedish Women’s Choruses. The performance is followed up by coffee and traditional Swedish cookies, along…