Why can you only eat sweets on Saturdays?

06 August, 2025, 11:20 am

Last modified: 06 August, 2025, 11:24 am

Why can you only eat sweets on Saturdays?

06 August, 2025, 11:20 am

Last modified: 06 August, 2025, 11:24 am

Residents of Sweden can only eat sweets on Saturdays. Due to this strange law, even if they cannot eat sweets throughout the week, the Swedes make up for it all on that one day.

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