Blue and yellow flags everywhere you look- Swedish pride is
soaring today! Sweden celebrates June 6th because it marks the
date when Gustav Vasa became King in 1523, making Sweden
independent from Denmark and Norway for the first time. Also, on
June 6th in 1809 Sweden adopted a new constitution. Sveriges
Nationaldag is a new name for the holiday, from 1916-1983 it was
called Svenska flaggans dag (Swedish Flag day). This National
Day has only recently become a red day, meaning a day off, since
2005. Swedes are known for not being overly boastful, so in an
effort to make the holiday more popular the government decided
to make it a red day so the people have the day off to
celebrate. Being so new, many surveys have revealed that many
Swedes still don’t know how to observe it and just enjoy the day
off. Some people celebrate by watching the Royal family’s
ceremony in Stockholm. Most people consider Mid Summer to be
their national day for celebration. Today I went out in hopes of
finding something special for the