National Day of Sweden (
Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in
Sweden on 6 June every year. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated as
Svenska flaggans dag (
Swedish flag day). At that time, the day was renamed to the
national day by the
Riksdag .
In 2005 it became a public holiday.
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To sew a Swedish flag, here are the measurements....smile |
The tradition of celebrating this date began 1916 at the
Stockholm Olympic Stadium, in
honour of the election of King
Gustav Vasa in 1523, as this was considered the
foundation of modern Sweden.
Some question the validity of this as a
national holiday, as it was not observed as a holiday until decades later. However this event does signify the end of the Danish-ruled
Kalmar Union, so in a sense it is a marking of Swedish independence.
Go Sweden!
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For tomorrow`s party, June 7th, I'll send
out invites with Landmark in the evening on June 6.
Are you familiar with SL "MAP"
you can enter ARICO under FIND and 44.167.25
and then you have "LOCATION".
Hugs!