Chapter 13 · Traditions and holidays
Vad är advent i Sverige?
What is Advent in Sweden?
Correct answer: The period with four Sundays before Christmas
Advent is a period of preparation for Christmas and includes four Sundays before Christmas Day. Candles and Advent calendars often mark the wait. An illuminated Advent star in the window is another common decoration.
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Source: Isof: Första advent · Adventstid
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Tiden mellan valborg och midsommar
Walpurgis and Midsummer occur in spring and summer, long before Advent.
Tiden mellan jul och nyår
Advent comes before Christmas; the period between Christmas and New Year comes later.
Tiden med dagarna efter påsk
Advent concerns waiting for Christmas, not the days after Easter.