Once upon a time, there was a village in a valley far from the sea. Tion was the village’s name and it had become tradition in the times of kings and queens, to eat fresh fish every Christmas.
Fresh Fish For Christmas
A Christmas fairytale written and illustrated by Louise Molinder in December 2022.
Legend had it that food that was salty and pickled, had Queen Margarethe incur severe stomach pains. Forced to move to a new location where food could be acquired freshly, when she left, the village was entrusted to her one and only son Julien. He was only 17 years old at the time and took charge. Tion was his home, but it came with sadness and longing, and that is how one very special tradition would come about: Every year, whoever wanted to ameliorate their life circumstances, had to travel to Electus to purchase fresh fish for the royal house, as soon as the snow made its appearance around Christmas. Because the fish would become frozen on the journey back to Tion, salt to cure it could be dispensed with altogether.