"En utmärkt bok för våra utländska vänner." Bibliotekstjänst
Turistboom! Här är våra svenska traditioner äntligen på engelska. Perfekt bok för turister såväl som för utländska gäster och vänner.
Här berättas om Lucia, Midsommar, Jul, Nationaldagen, Påsk, Våffeldagen och årets övriga svenska traditioner. Här finns förstås hela julhelgen med bilder av bl a Carl Larsson. Författaren skriver lärorikt och personligt om typiskt svenska traditioner en del ursvenska och om de traditioner vi delar med andra men med vår egen svenska utformning.
Rikt illustrerad med bilder och fotografier av den vackra svenska naturen.
Även recept på några klassiska svenska maträtter.
Författaren Jan-Öjvind Swahn är en av Sveriges mest kända auktoriteter på kulturhistoria och är professor emeritus i folkloristik.
IN ENGLISH:
Did you know that . . .
Swedes cannot celebrate Christmas without Swedish ginger snaps and saffron buns?
Swedish children dress up as witches and beg for money at Easter?
Lucia
Midsummer
Christmas
Swedens National Day
Easter
Waffle Day
are all presented here together with the other annual Swedish traditions. Of course the Christmas holidays are included, with illustrations by Carl Larsson and others.
The author has written a personal, informative and entertaining presentation of typical Swedish customs some of which are ancient and the traditions which Swedes share with others often with our very own Swedish adaptations.
Richly illustrated with pictures and photographs of Swedens beautiful nature, including recipes for some of Swedens most classic traditional dishes.
The author Jan-Öjvind Swahn is one of Swedens most renowned scholars in cultural history studies, and he is Professor Emeritus in Folkloristics.
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