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Public holidays in Sweden ((スウェーデン語:helgdagar)) in Sweden are established by acts of Parliament (the ''Riksdag'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Parliament of Sweden )〕 The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. The Christian holidays are ''jul'' (Christmas, though it has strong roots from the Norse paganism). ''trettondedag jul'' (Epiphany), ''påsk'' (Easter), ''Kristi himmelsfärds dag'' (Ascension Day), ''pingstdagen'' (Pentecost) and ''alla helgons dag'' (All Saints' Day). The non-Christian holidays are: ''nyårsdagen'' (New Year's Day), ''första maj'' (International Workers' Day), ''Sveriges nationaldag'' (National Day) and ''midsommar'' (Midsummer). In addition to this, all Sundays are official holidays but they are not as important as the ''main'' holidays. The names of the Sundays follow the liturgical calendar and they should be categorized as Christian holidays. Easter Sunday and Pentecost are always on Sundays, but they are seen more like ''main'' holidays than ordinary Sundays. When the standard working week in Sweden was reduced to 40 hours by the Riksdag, all Saturdays became de facto public holidays. Holy Saturday, Midsummer's Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are also de facto holidays. Part of the Swedish tradition is the celebration of ''Lucia'' (Saint Lucia Day). She is the only saint to be celebrated in Lutheran Sweden (as well as those parts of Norway and Finland, where Swedish influence has historically been prominent). The celebration, which, however, is not a public holiday, always takes place on 13 December and retains many pre-Christian traditions. The same is also true for many holidays in Sweden. In Sweden, a public holiday is sometimes referred to as ''röd dag'' (red day), as it is printed in red in most calendars. It is quite common for some businesses to close at noon the day before certain holidays, and also if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Swedes will commonly take off the ''klämdag'' (squashed in days or squeeze day) that falls between the holiday and the weekend. == Tradition == In Swedish tradition many holidays have their main celebrations not on the ''Day'' but on the ''Eve'' of the holiday, meaning one day earlier. This is especially significant on Christmas Eve and Midsummer Eve, but also on New Year's Eve, however in this case not really unique. Christmas Eve, Midsummer Eve and New Year's Eve might very well be the single most important holidays during the entire year for the Swedish. These days are however only de facto holidays. There are also de facto half-day holidays (with some variation depending on employer): Twelfth Night, Maundy Thursday, Walpurgis Night, the day before Ascension Day and the day before All Saints's Day. The Swedish calendar also provides for special flag days. Flag days are in some cases official holidays or the birthdays and namedays for the Royal family and ''informal'' holidays like ''Gustavus Adolphus Day'' (November 6) or the Nobel Day (December 10). There is no formal connection between flag days and holiday. Many flag days are ordinary workdays. The official National holiday of Sweden is celebrated on June 6, a status which it was finally granted in 2005. The Name days in Sweden calendar is also denoted. It has a long history, originally a calendar of saints, some names have stuck throughout centuries while others have been modernized. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Public holidays in Sweden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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