Sweden

Compound Sentences

• Christmas in Sweden basically starts on December 13, for the families can celebrate Saint Lucia's Day.
• People in Sweden call Christmas Christmas, and they also call it Jul.

Compound Sentences

• On Christmas in Sweden the moms do not get up to cook breakfast, nor do the dads the kids are actually the ones to cook.
• During Christmas in Sweden it is very cold, but the citizens do not let that ruin their spirit.

Complex Sentences

• Where the family is housed, is usually where they celebrate Christmas.
• Most families in Sweden sing songs and celebrate inside while it snows outside the window.

Complex Sentences

• Before everyone wakes up,the oldest daughter prepares the food for everyone.
• The girls do this because that is what Saint Lucia did for people in the dark times.

Complex Sentences

• If the family does not have a daughter, the son will carry on the tradition.
• Swedish families receives the food in bed unless they want to eat at the table together.

Complex Sentences

• Since Sweden is so cold, most families just say inside.
• In Sweden workers get paid more so that they can afford gifts.