Malta Rambles

This year, unfortunately, I don’t have time to do any Christmas posts. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything Christmassy to read on my blog.

I have just reviewed and updated my three-part Christmas series from last year. I am collecting all of them here on this post so that it will be easier for you to read all the series (and easier for me to promote 😉 ).

These posts will appeal to you if you’re interested in the cultural aspect of Christmas. You will discover how we celebrate this holiday here in Malta and in my boyfriend’s home country, Sweden.

Hope you’ll like them!

• Celebrating Christmas in Malta and Sweden (Part 1): Preparation for Christmas through decoration
• Celebrating Christmas in Malta and Sweden (Part 2): Christmassy Fun for the Old and Young
• Celebrating Christmas in Malta and Sweden (Part 3): Food, Family & Love on Christmas

Care to tell me about your Christmas traditions? Leave a comment on this post or drop me a mail!

Here is the third and final part of my Christmas series of posts. Of course, the focus now is on the last and most important days of the period: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Make sure that you have read the previous two parts. Hope you’ve enjoyed the series!

Read:

• Part 1: Preparation for Christmas through Decoration
• Part 2: Christmassy Fun for the Old and Young

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Welcome to the second part of this short series of posts about Christmas customs in my native country (Malta) compared to my boyfriend’s country of origin (Sweden).

I’d like to thank all the people who commented and +1’d my previous post on Google+. Make sure you read it before jumping to today’s post.

Read:

• Part 1: Preparation for Christmas through Decoration

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Ever since I moved in with my boyfriend Matt, not only did I learn more about Swedish customs (which vary to an extent from what I am used to), but I have also learned to adapt better to the Christmas period by taking what I like from rituals in order to create our personal Christmas tradition in our new home.

After researching a bit on the Internet to back up my writing, I have realised that there is way too much information about Christmas from both cultures. Therefore, I feel forced to divide my material into at least three posts, hopefully posting each of them once a week up till Christmas.

This first post is about…

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