Våffeldagen
Sweden's waffle day arose from a mishearing of 'Vårfrudagen' (Our Lady's Day). The linguistic accident stuck, and now Swedes eat heart-shaped waffles with jam and cream every March 25.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2006
A gunman in Seattle, Washington, U.S., entered a rave afterparty and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide.- 2018Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District.
- 2006Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
- 2006Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.