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Swedish Yuletide Recollections From an Area Retiree
Day Thorsell aged 77 recalls Christmas in Sweden from his youth, detailing preparations in a large Hayward family. He describes cutting wood, baking four breads, the long journey to Sweden, and how Christmas rituals centered on remembering Jesus Christ while poverty shaped gifts and meals.
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Hayward
Thorsell
Princeton St
Pal
Sweden
Mwe
San
Christmans
Tiother
Falhser