As many of you may know, my mom is from Sweden and thus I am half Swedish. In Sweden, they have a very cool concept called name days. Almost every day of the year has one or two names assigned to it. Whichever day has your name assigned to it is your name day. Some people make a big deal out of it and others don’t. I consider name days to be like mini-birthdays. A small party with cake and presents is certainly warranted. For some reason, my family celebrates middle names. My name day, therefore, is July 20th (Margareta). Feel free to start shopping now.
I have decided to try and post the name(s) for every day on my blog. Mind you, many of the names are very Swedish. Meaning, if your name is say, Laquinta or Shaquille, you probably don’t have a name day.
Your name day is today if your name is: Elof or Leif
1 comment:
Just passing through. I'm glad I kept reading to get to this post--now understanding name days. Sounds like a great idea. Will check back another time. Oh, I feel alot the same way regarding parking inconsiderations. Since I am one to TRY to be considerate to others, I do try to make the parking straight but so unfortunate not everyone does the same. Talk to you another time.
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