the-swedish-way.com » Swedish Hallmarks http://the-swedish-way.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:37:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Swedish Dalahorse (Dalahäst) http://the-swedish-way.com/the-swedish-dalahorse-dalahast/ http://the-swedish-way.com/the-swedish-dalahorse-dalahast/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:51:27 +0000 Theswede http://the-swedish-way.com/?p=198 One Swedish hallmark is the Dalahorse from one of our counties Dalarna. It’s a wooden horse in a certain horse shape, traditionally painted in red with ornaments in white and blue. But these days you can find Dalahorses everywhere, in other materials and colours. Right now it’s kind of fashionable to have one in your home.

But the one that will always remain the original Dalahäst is the one in wood from Dalarna. It’s been manufactured since the 17th century, but the most beautiful and high quality horses were made during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

The biggest Dalahorse you can find in Sweden, of course. Outside the Swedish city Avesta, a 13 metre tall Dalahorse decorates the landscape.

My brother had a period in his teens when his answer to everything was “Dalahäst”.

-          What’s your favourite food?

-          Dalahäst.

-          What are you doing?

-          Dalahäst.

-          Would you mind helping out here?!

-          Dalahäst.

It kind of got on your nerves sometimes. Finally he has grown up.

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