Halloween

Halloween in Sweden was basically imported from the USA and started to catch on during the 1990s. But still there are not very many people really celebrating.

There are many reasons I think it may flounder in popularity. First of all: it’s an imported celebration, with no roots at all in Sweden. Halloween also falls very close to “Alla Helgons Dag (All Saint’s Day) which is traditionally celebrated first Saturday in November. This day has become a day of remembering the dead. Most people are visiting cemeteries and put candles, flowers or moss wreaths.

But there is some celebrating of Halloween. The shops really want us to buy horror masks, pumpkins, spiders, skulls and other things connected with Halloween.

 

                                      A way of making the Swedish princess cake at Halloween

                                                                                      Foto: Martin Hanner, Spisa.nu