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Monday, May 30, 2011

Swedish Culture



















Swedes have a very unique culture. From their food to their clothes and everything in between like music and arts, they have strong and defined culture.

Swedish people have a vast cuisine. Traditionally, on special occasions they eat the smörgåsbord. This is a small buffet style meal of small side dishes. For normal everyday meals, they eat a lot of fish, veggies, and starches (bread, pasta, etc...).

Normally today, Swedish people wear very western clothes, but traditional clothes are a whole 'nother story. About 150 years ago, women would wear aprons, bonnets, and a white blouse. The men would wear tight breeches ad a linen shirt. This would be typical attire back then, contrary to today's modern styled clothing.

Swedish art has had a long history beginning with the cave men. From the hunter gatherer's cave etchings, to the Renaissance's era of medieval paintings all the way to the post WWII art boom. Many artists including Torsten Renqvist and Rune Jansson emerged.

Swedish music is very unique. It includes Nordic music which is a dreary dance formally used by European royalty for dancing. Common insturments are the accordion, the clarinet, and the fiddle. The biggest Swedish music sensation was ABBA. This group had world-wide hits like "Mamma Mia!" and "Dancing Queen".

Like previously stated, Sweden has a strong culture ad will stick around for a while.

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