Religious conceptions and church customs – a goldmine for further research

Published: 2014-04-01

Youngsters sleigh racing on St. Stephen's Day, saw blades that twang when someone dies, the due amount of bread to give to the poor when they went around the country side after Christmas. These are things that you can read about in SND's material on old church customs and traditions. The collection is a goldmine for researchers interested in aspects of the Christian customs and traditions that used to dominate both workdays and holidays.

Documentation of the dwindling remains of a Swedish ecclesiastic unitary culture is now made available by SND.

Read more here.