Årsgång


Årsgång is an archaic form of Swedish divination.

In Folklore

According to Swedish researcher Tommy Kuusela, Årsgång was a complex form of divination in Swedish folk tradition, usually practised at Christmas or New Year’s Eve. The phenomena could vary greatly regionally or even in the same district, but the general course was the same: if the practicers had managed to follow certain instructions and to solve particular challenges, they would catch glimpses of what would happen the following year.

In popular culture

Årsgång was the basis for a 2013 adventure video game called Year Walk.