Majblomman

Today I went shopping. Exciting, uh? The interesting in it was actually the little boy I talked to. He was selling "Majblomman", the flower of May. It a small pin with a little paper flower on it. This is a typical Swedish tradition.

Every year children between 9 and 12 year old sell these little flowers to people under the last two weeks of April in order to raise money. The money is used to fight against child poverty. It pays for clothes, school books, notbooks, pens and so on. It also sends these kids on holidays in the summer.

I think it's a great idea. And the kids selling these flowers are so sweet, you know Swedish kids, all so blond almost white hair. You just want to hug them but they might wonder why the hell you are doing that and get scared thinking you're a pervert. Hehe!