Following a long association between cats and the devil, the buns were said to be baked by Satan and given to naughty children at Christmas. However, because they were made with saffron, which was traditionally considered to have magic powers that, among other things, helped to ward off the devil, they also had a much more positive connotation. They became known in Sweden as djävulskatter (Devil's cats) before eventually taking on the more innocent name of lussekatter
11 Comments
Jimbo@yiffit.net · 10 pts · 2y
Do not cut the cat
BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Do not the cat
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 4 pts · 2y
Not the cat
backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
no cat
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 2y
No
massive_bereavement@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
You can't both have the cat and eat it.
Draegur@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
EXPOSED: the DARK TRUTH about catloafs!
NIB@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron_bun
https://www.thelocal.se/20181212/swedishchristmas-why-lussekatter-are-one-hell-of-a-bun-dec12
WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 2y
Yes
robocall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Cut the cake
backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
but he tasty