Vaffeldagen: The Annunciation

~Happy Feast Day of the Annunciation~

Which means only nine more months until Christ is born~ let the countdown to Christmas begin!

And, to start it off, we will celebrate this joyous solemnity.

According to Catholic Culture, this is the only Marian feast day that is still celebrated in Sweden, which is predominantly Lutheran. And the traditional way to celebrate is by eating waffles! In fact, the entire day has come to be known as 'Vaffeldagen', or Waffle Day. Waffles are served for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner.

So, since I am 25% Swedish, AND Catholic to boot, there is no way I can resist serving waffles for dinner tonight. So waffles it will be, with a side of sausage and bacon of course. After all, it IS a solemnity!

And don't forget about dessert! We will be having an angel food cake in honor of the Archangel Gabriel and the news he brought Mary.

Yum! Kateri is looking forward to all of the treats, as you can see:

Let the feasting begin!


How will you be celebrating this feast? Any other ideas for traditions?



~The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,

And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

                  ~Hail Mary~

~Behold the handmaiden of the Lord

Be it done unto me according to thy word

                 ~Hail Mary~

~And the Word became flesh

AND DWELT AMONGST US.

                ~Hail Mary~