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	SWEDISH HOLIDAYS The most important holidays in Sweden are Christmas eve and Midsummer eve. Christmas is celebrated on the 24^thand almost every Swedish home get visited by Santa Claus (Jultomten), New years eve is celebrated with fire works and Champagne. During February - March Swedish schools have spring breaks for one week. Easter is celebrated by eating eggs. Children disguised as Easter witches rings on your doorbell to exchange an Easter letter (mostly a drawing) for candy. This is performed on the Easter Thursday, a combined Christian and pagan tradition. 1^th of May is Labour day. Sweden´s national holiday is the 6^th of June. Midsummer is always celebrated during the weekend around the 20-24^th of June, and also a holiday with pagan sentences. The harvest is celebrated and the middle of summer. Poles covered with flowers are risen and each unmarried girl is to pick 7 different flowers to put under her pillow - then she will dream of her coming husband. There are different local holidays as well, none that will change general opening hours.	Geography & Facts About Sweden Nature Facts Religion Holidays Common access The Swedes

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