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Christmas in Sweden

These Web-pages are based on a leaflet issued as a Season's Greetings card by the NBC Defense Dept. of the Swedish National Defense Research Establishment in 1986. Some of the material has been completely re-written or updated, other material has been retained in its original form.

Overview

The Swedish Christmas traditions constitute a delightful mixture of originally pagan rites, derived from the Viking ancestors, and more recently introduced Christian customs. Many of the traditions are quite fascinating from a chemical point of view.
bulletSpices are used extensively during Christmas. Many of them contain exotic chemical constituents with sometimes remarkable properties.

 

bulletLutfisk is a peculiar Scandinavian Christmas dish made out of stockfish. It is the most alkaline dish known!

 

bulletChristmas cabbage includes, inter alia Brussel sprouts, which contain two potentially anticarcinogenic substances.

bulletThe Christmas tree is a truly remarkable chemical plant (in both senses of the word).

 

bulletCandlelight contributes to that special Christmas atmosphere. What are candlelights, and what happens chemically when you light a candlelight?

 

bulletSnow and ice
form an integral part of the Swedish Christmas. How are the snowflakes formed and why is ice slippery?

 

bulletSparklers produce a rain of sparks. How is that achieved?

 

bulletGlögg or hot spicy wine is almost exclusively consumed during the month of December. What does it contain and how can you make it yourself?
 

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