Traditions and Events in Göteborg — January, 2010 It seems to me that January is spent recovering from Christmas and New Year celebrations. It is a good time of the year to spend a weekend away. There are lots of lovely places to stay. One of them is Thorskogs slott. The food and the location are wonderful. For more information, in English, see: http://www.thorskogsslott.se One of the definite highlights of the year in Göteborg is the Film Festival. (GIFF) I seem to manage to miss this every year. This is the largest film festival in Scandinavia and is also one of the biggest audience festivals in the world (according to their home page). This year´s festival is from January 29 until February 8. All the films are either sub-titled in English or Swedish so you can go and see films from a huge variety of countries.
For more information see: http://www.giff.se. It is a good idea to book in advance as popular films sell out quickly. You can buy tickets via the internet. Most films are only shown twice so if there is something you really want to see, make sure you book as soon as the programme is available.
For concerts and such in January and February see: http://www.ilovegoteborg.se
The wonderfully funny (and Australian!) Umbilical Brothers are coming back to Göteborg. They will be on at Storan theatre on April 24 and 25. They are hilarious and very clever. You can find some of their sketches on you tube. For more information see:
www.umbilicalbrothers.com
See http://www.storan.nu to buy tickets. It seems that the cold weather is going to continue for some time. If you are interested in ice skating there are now lots of lakes that are frozen. One of them is Härlands Tjärn (see the article on www.göteborgdaily.se). There is a great slope to toboggan down at the Delsjö lake. Just ask around — the locals know where the good places are and you can probably borrow a toboggan or ice skates from someone.
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One holiday in January is The Twelfth night — (Trettondagsafton) This is regarded as the definite end of the Christmas season, in most countries. It is a public holiday in Sweden but there are not really any celebrations associated with this date, any more. In the past there were however. See http://www.answers.com for more information.Tjugondag Knut (I don´t have a clue as to how to translate this!) — This is the very definite end of Christmas in Scandinavia . This is when you can eat any sweets you have in the Christmas tree and should dismantle the tree and remove the decorations. You can also dance around the tree. The Knut referred to is Knut Lavard who was murdered on this day in 1134. It is his names day.
For more information see: http://www.jul-i-sverige.se (Swedish only) January is the month of good intentions and when all our New Year resolutions are acted upon. You might like to join a gym now that it is a bit too cold to exercise outside. I can recommend Sport Life. I go to their gym just up the road from where I live. If you join you can use their many different locations in Göteborg.
For more information see: http://sportlife.se/. Of course, there are many other gyms as well. I have heard good things about Gymnasium www.gymnasium.com
Friskis & Svettis (means Healthy and Sweaty) has been around for quite some time and they are all over the place. They have a huge variety of exercise classes and gym.
See www.friskissvettis.se (All of these sites have information in Swedish only) Contact them directly if you would like information in English. Like with many other things, it is usually a good idea to ask around to see what people recommend.
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