Traditioner och högtider : encyklopedisk kalender
Publication
Stockholm : Bokfrlaget Stolpe, 2022
Author
Wall, Tora
Number of Pages
317
Language
Swedish
Publication Year
2022
Original Language
Swedish
Categories and Tags
Hardcover, Traditions
Dewey Subjects
Biography; History by Place > Customs and folklore > Customs, Etiquette, Folklore > Customs; Costumes; Folklore > Europe > Scandinavia > Social sciences
About
The year is filled with traditions, parties, and holidays we celebrate at specific times. Some are new, and others have been observed for a long time. But what do we know about the origin and history of Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Day, Walborg, and Mother’s Day? This book describes the year’s holidays and traditions with a focus on their cultural-historical roots. In addition to significant weekends such as Easter, Midsummer, Christmas, and New Year, special days in the calendar are also noted, such as Olofsdagen or Mickelsmäss. Through them, we glimpse people’s lives and conditions in pre-industrial society.
Folklorist Tora Wall guides us through the entire calendar year and the origins, history, and historical and contemporary customs around the Swedish traditions and holidays.
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