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Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day

Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day

FromWitness History


Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day

FromWitness History

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sweden’s most beloved pastry is the cinnamon bun and every year on 4 October, locals celebrate the sweet, spiced snacks.The country’s first official Cinnamon Bun Day (or Kanelbullens dag in Swedish) took place in 1999.The woman behind the idea, Kaeth Gardestedt, tells Maddy Savage how the Swedish public embraced the event and turned it into a huge annual tradition.A PodLit production for the BBC World Service.(Photo: Traditional Swedish cinnamon buns. Credit: Natasha Breen/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Released:
Apr 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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