I was surprised to find most of the Internet open this morning. Don't you know it's a red-letter day? Or a bank holiday, I mean. Well, here in Sweden at least. Starting this year. So don't try to contact Superblog!! via the embassies today:
The Embassy of Sweden in Washington will be closed on Monday, June 6th to celebrate Sweden's first official National Day.
Fly the Blue and Yellow proudly.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
The blue stands for melancholy, and the yellow represents the urine spilled at the moment of death by convicted criminals at the gallows of Stockholm. The colors are arranged into a cross pattern to mock Christians. Here are the stupid reasons for the date:
Since 1916, June 6 has been celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day, but it was not until 1983 that it officially became the National Day. For a long time Sweden was probably one of very few countries in the world with no national day. [...] The date was chosen because Gustav Vasa was elected as the King of Sweden on that day in 1523, and it is also the day when Sweden's constitution was signed in 1809.
And this year, after much discussion, it finally became a bank holiday. To be perfectly honest, Swedes aren't very patriotic, so the only ones who care are probably the Nazis:
"On June 6, Stockholm's streets will again be dominated by Swedes and not by sleazy immigrants waiting for an easy victim. On June 6, we'll take back our country," one of the groups, National Opposition, states on its website.
The Nazis go on to urge all Swedes to celebrate their National Day by eating Nogger Blacks. Superblog!!, on the other hand, recommends drinking imported beer and eating greasy pizza. Cheers!
