Kräftskiva
Got off from work at 16.00 and went straight home where I found my family watching "Singing in the Rain". I joined them and remembered how I used to watch this movie with my grandfather :) At 18.00 we had our yearly "Kräftskiva" (crayfish party). I was so full from all the delicious crayfish so I couldn´t move...for about ten minutes :) Afterwards the whole family headed to the living room to watch "District 9". Can´t wait to next years "Kräftskiva".
A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden, where a crayfish party is called a "kräftskiva". Crayfish parties are generally held during August, a tradition that started because crayfish harvesting in Sweden was, for most of the 20th century, legally limited to late summer. A rowdy atmosphere prevails amid noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa). It is culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it. The crayfish are boiled in salt water and eaten togheter with garlic-bread. Akvavit and other kinds of snaps are served, as well as beer.
A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden, where a crayfish party is called a "kräftskiva". Crayfish parties are generally held during August, a tradition that started because crayfish harvesting in Sweden was, for most of the 20th century, legally limited to late summer. A rowdy atmosphere prevails amid noisy eating and traditional drinking songs (snapsvisa). It is culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it. The crayfish are boiled in salt water and eaten togheter with garlic-bread. Akvavit and other kinds of snaps are served, as well as beer.
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