A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars.
In Sweden, things have been pretty quiet for the past couple of centuries �?no wars, no revolutions. And therefore no overwhelming need to unite the nation. The country’s political parties have been squabbling about a National Day and what status to give it for almost a hundred years. But its time has now come �?6 June has been declared a public holiday.
In the autumn of 2004, the decision was finally taken. The Church lost one of its traditional holidays: Whit Monday became an ordinary working day. From 6 June 2005, therefore, all Swedes will be able to take a whole day off to cultivate their national identities. The question is, how are they to go about it? Traditions don’t just happen overnight. Or over a day.
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