Carneval

It is the last day before the 40 days of lent before Easter. In Sweden, this is the first day we eat the Swedish pastry semla. It is a sweet bun with almond paste and whipped cream. Daniel tellsme that the origin of the semla is the plain bread buns you were allowed to eat during lent, where people hid more tasty things. These more tasty things evolved into almond paste and whipped cream. This is why Swedes eat semlas from today until Easter. It is a great pastry.