Crazy? Whatever do you mean, thereâs a very logic structure behind the Christmas chaos:
IKEA starts selling Christmas stuff right after Halloween â preferably also before that, possibly right after midsummer. Consider this your cue to start preparing if you haven't already.
Simple decorating, such as advent candle-bars, Christmas themed curtains, outdoor lights and various little angles and Santas must be placed out before the first of advent (which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas and happens between Nov 27th and Dec 3rd).
Also all public places must be decorated by the first of advent.
Christmas calendars must be prepared/purchased before Dec 1st. Be it just with pictures, chocolate or 24 separately purchased and wrapped little gifts. Â
Right. Here we celebrate December 24th, Christmas eve. Back in the day they thought the next day started at 6 pm and considering how dark it is you can't blame them.
By the second advent (or third Sunday before Christmas) you should have gotten some more decorations out, like fancy Christmas lights, pictures and sparkles. Prepare for Saint Lucy's Day.
On Saint Lucy's day, Dec 13th, you force children to wear white robes and sing beautiful songs about an Italian saint who was brutally murdered and then got her named confused with the local child-kidnapping witch called Lussi. And thereâs somehting about a guy named Staffan.
By the third advent you must have gotten your Christmas tree out, your living space is full on decorated and you've sent all the Christmas cards. Time to start making some Christmas candy and assemble your gingerbread house!
Advent fourth might occur between 18th-24th so you either celebrate what you've been stressing for since the end of summer or stress some more preparing the last of the food, cleaning, buying extra gifts and/or just agonize over that you couldn't get those Christmas cards away in time. More decorating is also encouraged.
I have no idea why any of this would be considered crazy, it is perfectly normal and if you will excuse me I must go prepare some more decorations.
(For those who don't get it, while I've included bits of facts, I'm joking - none of this is to be taken very seriously. There are certainly those who go all in as early as October/November but Christmas celebrating varies a lot depending on where you live and what you like to do. I know people who go full Hetalia Finland and I know people who don't care at all.)
But hey, maybe itâs really Sweden whoâs crazy about Christmas? Who knows what goes on behind that professional poker-face....Â
And the mistle-toe is still something I have had the good luck to never encounter. That one I can do without. ^^;