Jul Market at Kulturen

Christmas is a big deal in Lund and the festivities are just getting started. Many of the streets and store fronts are decorated, musical and choir concerts are held in the city squares and Advent candles are everywhere. This past weekend, Nov 26-27, marked the "official"start to the holiday season. A Christmas festival/market was held at Kulturen, which is an awesome outdoor/indoor museum featuring Swedish life over the past 200 - 300 years. There was a blacksmith shop, small farm houses, larger aristocratic houses, a small church, and a replica of a town center with narrow cobblestone streets and an open courtyard. Outside of each building was a box which had toys representing that time era. One of the toy boxes contained wooden swords and shields. This prompted a spontaneous sword fight between Ray and Wes.  

 There were many vendors spread out across the museum grounds selling homemade goodies and handmade goods such as hats, scarves, jams, jellies, breads, mustards, Christmas ornaments, wreaths, books, glugg (spiced wine), jewelry, etc. The small church was where the chocolate venders set up (praise the Lord!). There were also arts and craft demonstrations for the kids (and adults). One fascinating vendor was a lady making marbled paper. We watched her do this several times and Angela fell in love with one of the papers so we bought it. The process is shown in the slide show below along with the piece of art we now own and plan to hang in our apartment. Annalise got a gingerbread cookie shaped like a pig with her name one it (pork is so good in so many different ways).

We are going to soak up as many Christmas traditions in Lund as we can. Here's to a bottomless cup of glugg.

God Jul!

ps. We leave for England tomorrow to visit our dear friends Mike, Harriet, Oliver and Martha. So excited to reconnect with old friends!