In Sweden, we don't only celebrate birthdays, but also "namnsdagar" (means namesdays). This started in the Catholic times, when each day in the year was associated with a saint. People with the same name were celebrated on his or her day. Nowadays the namesday list is kept by the Swedish Academy, and occasionaly changes (although very rarely). For example, I used to have a namesday on my birthday, but now I don't anymore
Anyways, now that you all know what namesdays are (I remember the first time I mentioned it to a non-Swede they were totally clueless, so I figured I'd explain it a little first), today it is my day One of the two names featured today is Annette (which is my name)!
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