SWEDISH EASTER TRADITIONS Blåkulla is the place to be during Easter in Sweden, at least if you are an Easter witch “Påskkärring”! This is an old pagan tradition dating back to the 1500’s. The witches were thought to be flying over Sweden on Maundy Thursday (Skärtorsdag) to gather at Blåkulla to party with the devil. On the west coast of Sweden the tradition of bonfires to ward off the witches still exists. Nowadays, children dress up as Easter witches and wander around their