Ekelund Christmas in Sweden

Ekelund — Christmas Swedish Style

Ekelund makes it possible: Christmas Swedish Style. Here you'll find festive Christmas tablecloths, table runners, and hand towels with celebratory motifs that usher in the Advent season.

Ekelund Tablecloths, Table Runners, and Hand Towels for Christmas

In Sweden, Christmas, or "Julfest," is celebrated very traditionally and particularly festively. Advent begins on December 13th with St. Lucia's Day. Candles glow everywhere and Advent stars hang in the windows. Swedes celebrate the rebirth of light. On December 23rd, Swedes observe "Lillejulafton," the "Little Christmas Eve," which serves as preparation for the most important day of the year, Christmas Eve. The "Julgran," or Christmas tree, is decorated with baubles, candles, tinsel, the "Julbock" (a straw goat), and Swedish flags; the traditional baked ham "Julskinka" is cooked; gifts are wrapped; "Julklapp Reine" (a gift-giving tradition) is practiced; and adults enjoy a hot "Glögg." On Christmas Eve, the highlight of the Christmas celebration is the traditional "Smörgåsbord" at the festively set table, which is sure to be even more beautiful with an Ekelund Christmas tablecloth or festive table runners. There's pickled herring, various types of sausage, pork jelly, cheese, potatoes, ribs, and the Christmas ham, which is indispensable on the "Julbord." Just like in the stories of Emil of Lönneberga, there's rice pudding for dessert.

Whether you're looking for Ekelund's most traditional Christmas tablecloth, the Attebladrose in red, the Tomtemöte with gnomes, Domherre, Julnatt, or the latest Christmas motifs Tipp Tapp or Julgran, you can order Ekelund Christmas textiles online here.