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Sweden's ‘living advent calendar’ tradition has spread to towns and villages across Europe

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: sweden, holidays, christmas, cultural heritage, tradition, calendars.advent, levande julkalendern, communities, europe, author.eloise stark, source.euronews
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/12/02/its-magical-the-european-villages-transforming-into-living-advent-calendars

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Title
Countdown to Christmas: Where to see Europe's living advent calendars
Published
Dec 2 2023
Word count
787 words

4 comments

  1. [4]
    johy
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    I don't know if I've been living under a rock or what, but I'm a swede and I've never heard of this.

    I don't know if I've been living under a rock or what, but I'm a swede and I've never heard of this.

    5 votes
    1. [3]
      mycketforvirrad
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      I'd heard of people hanging out of the windows in Gamla stan at Christmas-time, but hadn't given it too much thought, let alone considered it a budding global phenomenon.

      I'd heard of people hanging out of the windows in Gamla stan at Christmas-time, but hadn't given it too much thought, let alone considered it a budding global phenomenon.

      5 votes
      1. [2]
        Bwerf
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        I've been living in Stockholm since 2007, this is the first time i hear about it. This seems to be their homepage for 2023 (the link says 2022, but the page 2023)...

        I've been living in Stockholm since 2007, this is the first time i hear about it. This seems to be their homepage for 2023 (the link says 2022, but the page 2023) https://www.masterolofsgarden.se/levande-julkalendern-2022

        3 votes
        1. mycketforvirrad
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          Just realised I posted this link in one of my own subreddits back in 2020: Levande julkalender i Gamla stan blir digital Mitt I Stockholm – 1st December 2020

          Just realised I posted this link in one of my own subreddits back in 2020:

          Levande julkalender i Gamla stan blir digital

          Det har blivit lite av en jultradition, Mäster Olofs levande julkalender. För att den ska bli av även i år, under rådande pandemi, har den tagit ny form – och blir digital.

          Mitt I Stockholm – 1st December 2020

          2 votes