February holidays

February has two big holidays in Sweden - valentine's day and the fat tuesday ('fettisdagen'). It is celebrated 47 days before Easter, which means 21 of February this year. The fat Tuesday means that you get to eat a pastry called 'semla'. However, due to rape of old traditions, it is now served all month. It's a sweet bun with an almond paste in it, and lots of whipped cream. The top of the bun is cut off, it is filled and is then given a "hat" when the top is put back on and powdered with icing sugar. Yeah, calories! There is also an online contest (found here) on who can eat the most of these during this month. Another fun (tragic) fact is that a Swedish king, Adolf Fredrik, died after having like 14 of those...


The other day, Valentine's day, is celebrated as everywhere else, the American way. This year I will celebrate slightly different by a Free Hugs-campain at Stortorget in Malmö. Feel free to join us, the event can be found on Couchsurfing! Last year I forgot about it, since I was working on a farm in Bolivia with no connection to the rest of the world... But if someone feels like giving me a gift this year to prove they love me, this is what I would like -->