This year, I stayed away from the carnival in Copenhagen, and I crossed the Øresundbro as I often do, to see how it was in the country of our dear neighbors. Because at Lund, a university town located about twenty kilometers from Malmö, is holded every four years a completely delirious carnival organized by the students. Luckily, it fell this year, I couldn't miss that. I had already visited Lund several times, it is a cute medieval town, but a little bit tiny. And that day, it seemed that all the inhabitants of the region had an appointment here, the streets were tremendously crowded. Having showed up a little late, I missed the beginning of the parade, but I saw things that din't make me regret the trip:
I saw dancers...
other dancers...
musicians...
a pirate boat...
a truck full with anarchists inside...
some alternative culture...
the float of the medical students...
a float to make fun of the SJ trains (Swedish national railway company),
with the sign "The Upsala of 1:65 PM never comes"...
some guys sliding on an Icelandic volcano...
But my favorite was unquestionably the Svensson float, filled out of blonds
All around, were jumping around typical elements of the Swedish folklore, the opportunity to review together the basics of the culture:
the true Swedish girl
the moose, the animal emblem of Sweden
more difficult: this guy is dressed in Dalahästen (Dala horse), a traditional figurine
no, this is not toothpaste, but kaviar (infamous mixture to spread)
and this is a köttbulle (meatball), a basic of Swedish cuisine
(They are consumed in Denmark as well, where they are called frikadeller)
Personally, I would have completed the picture with a potato (present in absolutely ALL Swedish meals) and with some knäckebröd (Wasa crackers) ... Have a good carnival!
