The History and Culture of Curtains: From Russia to Sweden

2024-02-16 18:00:03

This has been done for many centuries.

In the typical setting of Russian apartments, you can always notice curtains on the window. Some people prefer heavy drapes to help block out sunlight and drafts. Others choose weightless tulle solely for decoration.

But in Sweden it is forbidden to hang curtains on windows. This law began to operate in the 17th century. Then the warlike Gustav Adolf ruled the kingdom. He adored universality and uniformity in everything. The pedantic king even calculated the exact number of horses for the teams.

Therefore, when he noticed that curtains of different colors were hanging in the windows of residential buildings, he immediately issued a decree banning them. All the cloth was taken from the residents in order to be put to good use for army purposes.

Nowadays, there is no severe punishment for violating the law on curtains, as was previously the case, but Swedes still traditionally do not use curtains. In addition, residents of the northern country simply do not need to protect themselves from the sun, because it is an extremely rare Alex Reed there.

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