It’s red hat season! In Mount Horeb we celebrate winter with a festival on Super Bowl weekend. The red hat symbolizes the mythical wee- people of Scandinavian countries. They are called Nissa or Tomte, depending on the country. The tomte (in Sweden) shape shift to help with chores, protect animals and watch over children. They have also been known to help in other ways, if you have a really good relationship with them. Tomte appreciate if you put out a small bowl of porridge for them to eat and/or a small wooden structure for them to hang out in. In this way you show them that you welcome their presence and their help. In Mount Horeb, we also wear the red hat to encourage our wee-people to come out and celebrate the season. Who knows, when in Mount Horeb you might be standing next to a person wearing a red hat or you may be standing next to a mythical being who has been able to shape shift to hide in the crowd?
Over the years, I and a couple of other people have sewed thousands of the red hats. Red hat sales help to fund our winter festival. I sell them at Sjölinds for $10 a hat. They come in four sizes, from baby to big heads.
Scandihoovian Festival takes place this year from Febuary 9 thru the 11. To check for events go to trollway.com. We hope you come to celebrate with us.
Peace and good health, Tracy
