What I found amazing of society is the ability to make from actions, customs.
How an event take place in a regular basis and it came to the point that people of that society do it because "it is so".
*All following information is written based on Stockholm experiences.
Wednesday
People go to pubs. It is considered as a "little weekend" and yes, most of the coffee places, bars, pubs at Universities, open more time than on Tuesdays, for example. The environment of a Wednesday is visible while walking on the streets of places like Söder (Södermalm) or Medis (Medborgarplatsen) or even at the subway. I think is like a break, to take a breath and get to Friday in a smooth way.
Thursday
Pea soup and pancakes day. I noticed that all Thursdays at the Restaurant of the University is offered this dish. Was it something happening there or what is offered in other places too? Yes. Thursdays are for the pea soup with pancakes, it is just so. I have the impression this has a more deep and interesting history behind but so far I have not heard any that is truly convincing.
Friday
I read in some blogs from foreign students that they knew Fridays are for family get-togethers but as I have not heard that and usually a Friday looks like a Wednesday but more crowded, I won't affirm anything yet. I might come up with some interesting facts later.
Saturday
Ramdomly, I have heard that the Saturdays here are for kids to get candies, maybe that is the reason of seeing children and teens with smiles on their faces specially on that day of the week. It is not only "Lörsdag", it is "Lörsdagsgodis". All this came from the result of something called Vipeholm experiments (1950's). These experiments aimed to provoke dental caries in order to get knowledge about it.
So, after all the experiments and results, guidelines related to caries control lead to "educate" children and parents to get candies only one day of the week. This practice overcome the years and so far I can notice how the candies disappear on Saturdays.
Sunday
Actually, I do not know something specific about activities on this day, I just know that after 5pm all stores are closed (or most of them) and the city became more quiet.
Actually, I do not know something specific about activities on this day, I just know that after 5pm all stores are closed (or most of them) and the city became more quiet.
This post has a "further research" part and it is to investigate the histories behind the costums, and will be glad to get more knowledge on this.
"It's just another manic Monday, I wish it was Sunday, 'cause that's my funday"
Manic Monday - The Bangles
