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Wish List for Winter Cats: Dala Cats
08-30-2014, 12:20 PM
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Wish List for Winter Cats: Dala Cats
In Scandinavia at Christmas time people bring out their Dala horses.

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They decorate with them and give them and put them around the tree. Dala painting is mainly Swedish, but it is also very much like Norwegian rosemaling, a lovely form of folk painting with many colors and flowery scroll work.

Some lovely examples can be found at Rosemaling, April's playtime.

I would love to see Dala cats with either the traditional scrolly saddle design (great for riding the megapusses) or other rosemaled designs on them.

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08-30-2014, 12:48 PM (This post was last modified: 08-30-2014 12:48 PM by HikariItsumo Resident.)
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Very nice, thanks for making us discovering that art & tradition.

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08-31-2014, 02:08 AM
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wow, that's a great idea for an xmas cat

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08-31-2014, 03:48 AM
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Another great idea.
In fact the Rosemaling designs themselves would make for a fabulous collection any time of the year.
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08-31-2014, 10:02 AM
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Lovely idea <333

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09-02-2014, 12:29 AM
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We use them during midsummers too Big Grin
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09-04-2014, 01:52 AM
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This decorative style would make these cats a lovely counterpart to designs like the Day of the Dead cats
Thanks for showing us this ! I'm sure I've seen things decorated that way but didn't know it had a name or a connection with holiday traditions Smile
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