Editing Snaps (section)

== Culture ==
=== Snaps shanties ===
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Swedes, Danes and [[Swedish-speaking Finns]] have a tradition of singing songs, called ''snapsvisor'' ("snaps shanties"), before drinking snaps. These songs are typically odes to the joys of drinking snaps. They may praise the flavour of snaps or express a craving for it.

=== Festivities ===
[[File:Kräftor kräva dessa drycker.jpg|thumb|upright|Poster used at the [[1922 Swedish prohibition referendum]], emphasizing that [[crayfish party|crayfish parties]] requires snaps, and thus its banning would kill off crayfish parties with it, depicting a bottle of liquor and a glass for snaps together with cooked crayfish. The text in English: "Crawfishes demand these beverages! You have to forego crawfishes unless you vote no on August 27."]]
Snaps and ''snapsvisor'' are essential elements of Swedish festivities involving food, especially [[Midsummer]] and [[crayfish party|crayfish parties]] ({{langx|sv|kräftskiva}}), which are notoriously tipsy affairs. Dozens of songs may be sung during such a party, and every song requires a round of snaps. However, the glass need not be emptied every time.

=== Nicknames ===
Another subculture are the many nicknames for snaps, some of which might be regional. Some names are heavily associated with certain phrases used in conjunction with snaps drinking.