This day is called skärtorsdag in Sweden. It is said that the | Mana of Moria

This day is called skärtorsdag in Sweden. It is said that the witches flew to Blåkulla to have sex with the devil on this night. The tradition in America with kids dressing up in costumes to knock on doors and ask for candy for Halloween is the same we have in Sweden for Easter, some areas on this day but most kids will be out on Saturday. They dress up as witches, which in turn looks like old British Ale wives. Our traditions have changed over the years but in some form they are still around in every country where Europeans live. We have forgotten why we do it but we know it is important to keep doing it. We do it for the kids, for them to remember and pass it on to their kids. But do we ever stop to think about why traditions are important? It's not religious reasons, no religion says we should dress up as witches. No, we do it for tribal reasons. Traditions help keep our tribe together. Sweden, Australia, USA... distance doesn't matter as long as we keep our traditions alive. We are family.