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The newsletter is a summary of events in both Sweden and America, usually mailed on Wednesdays.
The newsletter is a summary of events in both Sweden and America, usually mailed on Wednesdays.
Main stories
- All Saints' Day Traditions
- 'Kraftskivan' - An Ode to the Crayfish
- Swedish traditions: 'Kraftskivan' - your own crayfish party
- Crayfish season in Sweden
- A Swedish Midsummer!
- A Swedish Easter, the start of Holy Week
- Salmon for Easter
- Preparing for Easter
- What does Knut have to do with the holidays?
- A traditional Swedish Christmas
- Swedish Lucia, the Queen of Light
- Advent
- The American Thanksgiving
- Swedish Christmas Treats
- The Swedish Semla
Upcoming events in Sweden & America
- 10.18.2025 - 10.19.2025 / IL: Swedish Cottages in the Woods
- 10.18.2025 / IL: Vikings at the World’s Fair
- 10.18.2025 / NY: Family Workshop: Pippi
- 10.18.2025 - 02.14.2026 / NY: A Time for Everything
- 10.18.2025 / NY: Pippi Longstocking Family Workshop
- 10.18.2025 / NY: Curator Walkthrough – A Time for Everything'
- 10.18.2025 / NY: Artist Talk
- 10.18.2025 / NY: 25 Years of Contemporary Art
- 10.18.2025 / NY: Open House After Party
- 10.18.2025 / OR: Centennial Celebration in Oregon
- 10.23.2025 / MN: Sweet, Savory & Salty Licorice
- 10.24.2025 / PA: VIRTUAL Lunchtime Lecture
- 10.25.2025 / MN: Klippdockor: Paper Doll Making
- 10.25.2025 / DE: Fall Fest with Lingonberry Cider
- 10.26.2025 / CT: Author Salon with Elizabeth Birkelund
- 10.27.2025 / NC: Baking class: cardamom buns
- 10.30.2025 - 10.31.2025 / CA: Gunhild Carling, Queen of Swing
- 10.30.2025 / WA: Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
- 10.30.2025 / NY: Music on Park Avenue
- 10.31.2025 / NY: Skye Consort & Emma Björling
