Whether you’ll be celebrating Easter or are just curious about what Swedes will be eating on the big day, this guide will run you through all the usual dishes on a Swedish Easter table (spoiler alert: they’re very similar to all the other Swedish holidays).

• Seven must-have dishes for a very Swedish Easter celebration

The week leading up to Easter is known as stilla veckan in Swedish – quiet week. Did you know that in some dialects, each day of this week has a special name for the last person to get out of bed?

• ‘Ash fart’, ‘fat pig’ and ‘long lazy’: a guide to Sweden’s Easter insults 

There’s also a tradition of small children dressing up as witches on Maundy Thursday – the Thursday before Easter. Find more details on that and other Swedish Easter traditions at the link below.

• Witches and herring: Seven traditions that reveal it’s Easter in Sweden

Moving on to another big culinary event this week, March 25th is Waffle Day – which has a surprising link to another religious event.

• How March 25th became Sweden’s national Waffle Day, thanks to mispronunciation 

If you’re planning on celebrating Waffle Day, there are a couple of recipes in the article below.

• Recipe: How to make traditional Swedish waffles on Waffle Day 

But Waffle Day isn’t the only food-related day in Sweden – in this article, you can find out more about Waffle Day and seven other delicious food-related holidays.

• Swedish food calendar: Eight delicious dates to stir into your schedule