The traditional national costume in Sweden is that men wear jackets and vests and tights. Girls generally don't wear hats, while married women wear different styles of Baotou hats. On formal occasions, men usually wear a suit and tie, plus a long coat; Women usually wear a suit top with a short skirt, or a low-cut dress with an off-the-shoulder skirt.
Etiquette and manners
When talking with guests, Swedes usually keep a distance of about 1.2 meters. They are not used to getting too close. They like to look each other in the eye when talking, thinking it is a sign of respect for each other.
Meeting etiquette
In Sweden, acquaintances greet each other when they meet. When meeting foreign guests, it is usually a handshake ceremony and sometimes a kiss ceremony. Under normal circumstances, people you don't know should make an introduction when communicating for the first time. The principle of introduction is that men introduce women and young people introduce old people.
dining etiquette
Swedes are used to eating European-style western food, mainly pasta, and they like to eat barbecue, bread, sausage, beef and so on. When attending a banquet held in Sweden, you should sit in the seat arranged by the host, and at the same time pay attention to helping the female companion next to the seat to sit down. Don't make any noise while eating. Be sure to wait until the host, the old man or someone higher than you toast you before toasting them.
Wedding and funeral etiquette
There are two forms of Swedish wedding: religious wedding and non-religious wedding. Religious weddings are generally conducted in accordance with evangelical Lutheran etiquette, while non-religious weddings are presided over by judges or other people who have the right to preside over the wedding, and there must be two witnesses at the same time.
There are many festivals in Sweden, such as Christmas, New Year's Day and Midsummer Festival.
business etiquette
Swedes are calm and planned, and attach great importance to etiquette when dealing with foreigners. The best time for business activities is February-May and September-165438+ 10. Because the local winters are very long, people especially cherish summer, and they often take vacations in July and August, so it is not appropriate to talk about business with them during this period.
Travel etiquette
Swedes like quiet and elegant environment. They have formed the habit of self-study and obeying traffic rules. Even if there is no traffic on the road, they will not cross the road as long as the red light is on.
When you take a taxi or tram in Sweden, if you take your luggage, you need to pay extra baggage fees, which vary according to the size of your luggage. The car tip is 10- 15%.
Tax exemption policy
When you enter the country, you can bring duty-free goods with a maximum value of 1700 kronor. Tourists can take medicines used in their travels. No alcohol is allowed for tourists under the age of 20,/kloc-no cigarettes for tourists under the age of 0/8.
Alcohol: You can take 1 liter of liquor and 2 liters of wine or 2 liters of beer duty-free.
Cigarettes: Up to 200 cigarettes, or 100 slender cigars, or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of cut tobacco can be carried duty-free.
Monetary policy: There is no limit to the amount of money you can carry.
Refund of tax
In Sweden, the value-added tax on goods is 25%. If you buy goods worth 200 kronor or more in any member store of Global Return Group, you can get a maximum tax refund of 18%.
Commodities and souvenirs
Crystal instruments: the crystal products of Costa Boda and Orefus are world-famous.
Dalanama: 65438+In 1940s, the first wooden horse sculpture appeared in Dalanama.
Others: Nobel chocolate, absolute vodka and crayfish are very popular in summer, and the international furniture store IKEA is world-famous.
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Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
Sweden is a country where alcohol is forbidden. Drinking at home requires buying a license at a designated place and paying considerable taxes.
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In rural Sweden, at large gatherings, villagers usually put all the dishes on long tables, and guests can "get what they want" according to their own tastes. This kind of banquet is usually arranged in the evening. Guests invited to the dinner party need to present a bouquet of flowers to the hostess after entering the room on time. There is a set of rules when eating.
divorce
Regarding divorce, the Lutheran Sect that most Swedes believe in is not opposed to remarriage. In addition, the marriage procedure is simple and the divorce procedure is simple, so the Swedes regard divorce and remarriage as ordinary things, which is beyond reproach. With the passage of time, it gradually became a tradition and continues to this day.
Holidays and festivals
When the new year comes, Swedes will sing birthday songs and watch vigils on New Year's Eve. On New Year's morning, the youngest woman in every household wears white clothes, wears a red belt, lights a crown of candles on her head and treats guests with food.
April 30th to May 2nd every year is a festival to celebrate spring. In this festival, Swedes prepare sumptuous meals, sit around and enjoy drinking to celebrate the arrival of spring. After nightfall, people cover red-painted wooden stakes with colorful flowers and green leaves, and everyone dances around the "May Tree" symbolizing the arrival of spring.
June 24th is the traditional midsummer festival in Sweden. The days are long and the nights are short. The sun hung high in the sky and didn't come out until noon.
It descends slowly at night. Soon after, the morning sun rises from the horizon of Ran Ran, which is the wonderful "white".
Good night "In summer festivals, young men and women sing and dance around wooden stakes decorated with flowers and ribbons, staying up all night to celebrate the brightness and prosperity of everything.
12 13 is a traditional Swedish goddess festival. According to Swedish legend, on the night of 12+03 every year, the goddess Lucia comes to the world and brings people light. In Stockholm, on this day, the sun didn't rise until 9 am and set early at 3 pm, but since then, the long night has become shorter and shorter, and the bright day has become longer and longer.