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Fössta Tossdan I Mass
Fössta tossdan i mass ('First Thursday in March') is an unofficial and somewhat tongue-in-cheek national day for the ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (traditional province) of Småland in south-central Sweden. The basis of the celebration is the characteristic tendency of the Småländska, Småland dialect to omit the sound /r/ when it comes at the beginning of a consonant cluster; as the phrase 'first Thursday in March', ''första torsdagen i mars'' in Swedish language, Swedish, has three such instances in quick succession, it makes this tic particularly conspicuous, sounding like ''fössta tossdan i mass'' when pronounced in a broad Småland accent. The holiday is celebrated with a marzipan cake (''marsipantårta'', pronounced ''massipantååta'' in the Småland accent), ideally decorated with the text ''Fössta tossdan i mass''. Background The holiday was founded by the Smålander Jonas Svenningson, who was amused by the way his aunt, who had a particularly strong local accen ...
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Slang
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Events In Kalmar County
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Annual Events In Sweden
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Thursday Observances
Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name Thunor's day The name is derived from Old English ''þunresdæg'' and Middle English ''Thuresday''. It was named after the Old English god ''Thunor''. ''Thunor'' and ''Thor'' are derived from the name of the Germanic god of thunder, *''Thunraz'', equivalent to Jupiter in the ''interpretatio romana''. In most Romance languages, the day is named after the Roman god Jupiter, who was the god of sky and thunder. In Latin, the day was known as ''Iovis Dies'', "Jupiter's Day". In Latin, the genitive or possessive case of Jupiter was ''Iovis''/''Jovis'' and thus in most Romance languages it became the word for Thursday: Italian ''giovedì'', Spanish ''jueves'', French ''jeudi'', Sardinian jòvia, Catalan ''dijous'', Galician ''xoves'' and Roman ...
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March Observances
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. History The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religiou ...
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Kalmar County
Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland County, Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in the Småland province, and the entire island of Öland. Culture Much of Öland's present day landscape known as the Stora Alvaret has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This southern part of Öland is known for a large number of rare species; early Paleolithic settlement at Alby, Öland, Alby; other prehistoric remains such as the Gettlinge Gravefield and Eketorp Fortress; and the Ottenby Nature Preserve. Administration Kalmar County was integrated with Kronoberg County until 1672. Blekinge County, Blekinge was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 168 ...
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Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ...
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Marzipan
Marzipan is a confectionery, confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract. It is often made into Confectionery, sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables. It can also be used in biscuits or rolled into thin sheets and glazed for icing cakes, primarily birthday cakes, wedding cakes and Christmas cakes. Marzipan may also be used as a baking ingredient, as in stollen or banket (food), banket. In some countries, it is shaped into small figures of animals as a traditional treat for New Year's Day or Christmas. Marzipan is also used in Roscón, Tortell, and in some versions of king cake eaten during the Carnival season. Around the world Europe The Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union recognize two marzipans in Europe: one in Toledo (Spain) and one in Lübeck (Germany). Southern Europe In Spain, ma ...
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