Snaps

Snaps (Swedish: [snaps], Danish pronunciation: [ˈsnɑps]) is a Swedish and Danish word for a small shot of a strong alcoholic beverage taken during the course of a meal. A ritual that is associated with drinking snaps is a tradition in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden and Denmark, where it is very common to drink snaps at holidays such as Midsummer, Christmas and Easter. This ritual has been described by one author as follows:

In Denmark, a snaps will always be akvavit, although there are many varieties of it. In Sweden, snaps is a more general term; it is usually akvavit, vodka, bitters/bitter liqueurs or some other kind of brännvin/brændevin. Spirits such as whisky or brandy are seldom drunk as snaps.

The word “snaps” also has the same meaning as the German word Schnaps, in the sense of “any strong alcoholic drink.”

Culture

An entrée consisting of pickled herring and potatoes is typically served with snaps, as is the Swedish surströmming.

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

Snaps (candy)

Snaps are a brand of classic chewy candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. They have hollow centers and are colored white, orange, green, and pink.

External links

23snaps

23snaps is a free, private social network and photo sharing service for families that allows parents to save photos, videos, measurements and stories of their children to a digital journal and privately share those updates with other family members or close friends. 23snaps is available online and on mobile devices and launched 1 June 2012.

23snaps was initially available as an iPhone application and a website, and later released apps for Android, iPad, and Windows 8. The company competes with other private photo sharing services for families such as Notabli and Everyme and social networks that allow photo sharing such as Instagram and Facebook.

The company is based in London, UK and was founded by former Espotting executive Ivailo Jordanov and Yury Tereshchenko. The company is self-funded by the founders. 23snaps generates revenue through the sale of photo books and photo prints.

In November 2013, 23snaps announced that the service had passed half a million users in 179 countries.