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During the 19th and early 20th centuries, about 1.3 million Swedes left Sweden for the United States of America. While the land of the American frontier...

considered unacceptable to use one's fingers to taste the food. To taste a sauce before serving oneself, however, it is permissible to place a small piece...

Washington. p. 4. Anderson, Philip J.; Blanck, Dag (2012). Norwegians and Swedes in the United States: Friends and Neighbors. Minnesota Historical Society...

Olympics in Stockholm, and he finished in fifth place—right behind four Swedes. Patton graduated number 46 out of 103 cadets at West Point on June 11,...

to major confrontations with Estonians, notably when in the early 7th century "Estonian Vikings" defeated and killed Ingvar Harra, the King of Swedes...

on their behalf, similar to 'souling'. Impersonating these beings, or wearing a disguise, was also believed to protect oneself from them. In parts of southern...

significant observations and discoveries. Two botanists, Joseph Banks and the Swede Daniel Solander, sailed on the first voyage. The two collected over 3,000...

Afro-Caribbean musical genres. The term is often used with pride to refer to oneself, yet can be taken as an insult when others use it. The immigration...

obligatory for males to be barechested. Barechestedness may also be used as a display of power, or to draw attention to oneself, especially if the upper...

the tradition in Lisbon to celebrate multiple marriages (200 to 300) and according to tradition, one can declare oneself to someone one fancies in the...

related to fen. As Old Norse gradually developed into the separate Scandinavian languages, Swedes apparently took to using Finn to refer to inhabitants...

elevation, conquest; life must be lofty and full, it must be lived for oneself but above all for others, both near bye and far off, present and future...

or discrimination against Jews Basking in reflected glory – associating oneself with successful other such that their success becomes one's ownPages displaying...

the apocalypse was approaching. Because of this, it was essential to prepare oneself for eternity and make amends for one's sins. The members therefore...

"betterment" and to "improve one's lot" for oneself and one's children much of what this country is all about. "Work hard, save a little, send the kids to college...

concerning the storage, re-purposing, provision to third parties, and display of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet. Internet privacy is a subset...

identifying oneself. This last rule caused many problems for foreigners and even some Swedes between 2007 and 2010. As of 1 October 2010 in order to get a Swedish...

60,000 Swedes were stranded abroad in late March 2020. According to Swedish policy, Swedes travelling abroad have their own responsibility to arrange...

still celebrated by the overwhelmingly Lutheran Nordic people — Danes; Swedes; Finns and Norwegians but also in the United States and Canada and Italy...

thinks, who would dedicate oneself to the devoted care of these enormous walls, were they to be constructed again. As to expenditure that does not make...