Sweden has one of the highest numbers of official holidays in Europe. Today there are 13 official public holidays in Sweden, and despite being a largely secular country, nine have their history in ...

They’re watching "Donald Duck". Perhaps the most loved and sacred Swedish Christmas tradition, Donald Duck, or "Kalle Anka" as the Swedes call him, is the name given to a 1950s Disney special ...

Christmas traditions vary around the world. For example, in Sweden the whole country basically shuts down to watch a 1958 Donald Duck holiday special? Would you like to know more about Swedish ...

Yes, Christmas officially lasts until January 13th in Sweden. The Local's Paul O'Mahony explains why ... A popular farmers' handbook later also linked the tradition to another Knut, an earlier Danish ...

In Sweden, children will leave out coffee for ... Japanese Christmas food traditions Christmas isn't a public holiday in Japan and as such isn't a particularly big celebration.

In the '70s he married a Swedish woman and raised a family there. He remembers how his mother-in-law was dedicated to keeping the Swedish Christmas traditions alive. Producer: Phil Pegum.

In Japan, it’s been a tradition since the 1970s to eat some finger-licking good Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Christmas Day ... Claus came into being. In Sweden, a giant straw goat erected ...

Christmas is here and the Nordic traditions have begun. The primary denomination of the Nordic countries has been Lutheran, so the church traditions are very much a part of the season’s ...

The Chicago Blackhawks have their traditions, like a lot of teams, but interim head coach Anders Sorensen and assistant coach Derek King share one of their own. “The Swedish Christmas,” King ...