Red-painted wooden horses have become a global symbol of Sweden. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? Read the history of the Dala horse and its rise to fame. If you do a Google search for "symbol ...
Centuries ago, during the long cold evenings in central Sweden, men would take the wood scraps from the local furniture making trade and carve toys for children. The toys were painted with pigments ...
Red wooden horses called dala horses have been traditional handicrafts in Nusnäs, Sweden, for centuries. The horses are painted a specific shade of red called Falu red that comes from the mines in the ...
Standing nearly six-and-half-feet tall, the Swedish American Museum’s Dala horse graced the corner of Clark and Farragut as a symbol of Andersonville for eight years. By February 2013, however, the ...
A large red Dala horse statue – a symbol of Scandia’s Swedish roots – has stood guard outside Scandia Community Center since 2006. Not anymore. Vandals smashed the concrete horse sometime early Sunday ...
The Good Day Kansas Team made it to Lindsborg, KS for today’s Secret Spots segment, but it felt like they travelled all the way to Sweden! Lindsborg, KS also respectfully known as “Little Sweden” ...
The Dala Horse - "Dalahäst" in Swedish - is traditionally made from red painted wood and decorated with a green and white pattern. Still made by hand in the age of mass production, it's become a ...
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