SwedenTraditioner och högtider 3 · Traditions and holidays
Many people have a candle holder with four candles during Advent. How are the candles usually lit?
In the exam (Swedish)
Många har en ljusstake med fyra ljus under advent. Hur brukar man tända ljusen?
- aAll four candles are lit only on Christmas EveMan tänder alla fyra ljusen först på julafton
- bA new candle is lit every day in DecemberMan tänder ett nytt ljus varje dag i december
- cOne more candle is lit for each Sunday until ChristmasMan tänder ett ljus till för varje söndag fram till julCorrect answer
- dThe candles are lit only on Lucia DayMan tänder ljusen bara på luciadagen
Why?
Advent is the four Sundays before Christmas Day. On each Advent Sunday one more candle is lit, so that all four are burning on the last Sunday before Christmas.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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