Traditional “canute people” in the Swedish countryside, in this community Children begging for candy. In other communities, adults in masks still get alcohol, or participate in carnival-like parades. Photo: Fairhair

<span class="meta-prep meta-prep-entry-date">Published: </span> <span class="entry-date"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2016-01-13T22:41:19+00:00">January 13, 2016</time></span>. Original size: <a href="https://records.christmas/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Knutgubbar.jpg" title="Link to full-size image">703 × 611</a>. In <a href="https://records.christmas/articles/saint-canutes-day-the-traditional-end-of-christmas/" title="Return to Saint Canute’s Day, A Traditional End of Christmas, and Our Seasonal End As Well" rel="gallery">Saint Canute’s Day, A Traditional End of Christmas, and Our Seasonal End As Well</a>.