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聖誕日曆之二十四: Runestone 石刻
Runestone (常譯作羅恩石刻) 是北歐維京時代的石刻，碑文以 rune 寫成，即當時北歐使用的字母。Runestone 以瑞典最多，斯德哥爾摩附近滿佈 runestone，証明當時社會繁盛。碑文常紀念出征海外死去的族人。Rune 現代人總覺得有點神秘，事實上當時北歐人也覺得有點神秘，皆因當時識字的人很少。 除紀念戰死者外，石刻也有是關於信服基督教的、關於修橋舖路的、紀念自然死亡的親友等等。Rune 在北歐深入民心，在...
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聖誕日曆之二十一: 瑞典紅色木馬 Dala horse
紅色可愛小木馬，是不少到瑞典的旅客都喜歡的紀念品。木馬從 Dalarna 而來，故稱 Dalahäst (Dala horse)。 木馬起源於在 Mora (斯德哥爾摩乘火車四小時) 附近的...
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聖誕日曆之二十: 要搬遷的Kiruna
Kiruna 是瑞典最北的市，現在要搬遷了，原因是城旁的大鐵礦。礦場是 Kiruna 的經濟命脈，礦產經鐵路運往挪威 Narvik 上船，外銷國際。礦場發展將對市區地質造成影響，故此礦場公司 LKAB 與市政府合作協調遷市。 市中心將於2022年拆卸，遷至東面近機場的新市中心，周圍地區亦會分期搬遷，過程直至2027年。小屋將放上大貨車遷走，大廈則將拆卸並於新市中心地區以新大廈補償。 Kiruna...
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