Swedish Boys' Clothes: Activities--Parties



Figure 1.--Here we see a party described only as a 'Nordisk barnfest' or Nordic children's party. We thought it might be a birthday party, but the Christmas tree-shped candelstick holder suggesting a holiday party. The photograph was taken in 1944, the writing on the back looks like 'jan' -- presumably January.

Parties are popular children's activities. Presumably the mpst popular parties are birthday parties. Tbis appears to be a cross-cultural celebration not only throughout Europe, but around the world. But there are also parties associated with holidays and other celevrations like First Communion and Conformation. We do not know a lot about the different kinds of parties in Sweden. As a Luthern country, presumably Confirmation parties are important. Schools and churches may hve orgnized parties around major holidays. We do not know much about this, but the photograohic record provides some insights. We see rathr formalized parties in the mid-20th cntury which children dressed up and sitting down at a table for treats like cake and icecream. We see the same in America. Presumbly there would hvev been party games. We are not sure if the birthday extravaganza parties now popular in America have become popular in Sweden.







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