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 ...

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 ...

Many Copenhagen locals make an annual tradition of visiting ... This century-old, lantern-lit Christmas market held in the museum's central square showcases Swedish handicrafts and traditional ...