fössta tossdan i mass

Swedish

A Princess cake with the text fössta tossdan i mass.

Etymology

Compound of fössta +‎ tossda +‎ i +‎ mass, freely translated into the fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch [the first Thursday in March]. Based on the silent rhotic consonants that is common in Småland dialects. Coined by Jonas Svenningson 25 February 2010.

Noun

fössta tossdan i mass c

1. (humorous, Småland dialect) Pronunciation spelling of första torsdagen i mars.
   • 2016 March 3, Peter Magnusson, “”Fössta tossdan i mass” – högtid som få känner till ["The fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch" - a holiday that few know about]”, in SVT Nyheter Småland‎^[1]:

     Vissa smålänningar firar den den ”fössta tossdan i mass” med ”massipantåta”. […] ”Fössta tossdan i mass” – kan vara den nya småländska nationaldagen. Vi undersökte hur dagen firas. […] Folk beställer marsipantårta och då ska det ska glasyren vara skriven med den småländska stavningen – Fössta tossdan i mass, berättar Susanne Broqvist, konditor. […] Gun Björklund föddes i Göteborg men har bott i Småland i många år. Hon gick på café i dag men hade ingen aning om varför den här dagen är speciell. "Fössta tåtan i mass ^[sic] är det ju i dag", säger hon om dagen.

     Some Smålanders celebrate the "the fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch" with "ma'sipan cake". […] "The Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch" - may be the new Småland national day. We investigated how the day is celebrated. […] People order marzipan cake and then the icing should be written with the Småland spelling - Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch, says Susanne Broqvist, pastry chef. […] Gun Björklund was born in Gothenburg but has lived in Småland for many years. She went to a café today but had no idea why this day is special. "The fi'st Tussday in Ma'ch ^[sic] is today," she says of the day.

   • 2018 March 1, Benjamin Ekroth, “Fössta tossdan i mass – så firas Smålands nationaldag [First Thursday in March - how Småland's national day is celebrated]”, in Aftonbladet‎^[2]:

     Fössta tossdan i mass – så firas Smålands nationaldag […] Så icke i Småland. Där blir ”första torsdagen i mars” till ”fössta tossdan i mass”. Och det firas med ”massipantåta”.

     Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch - this is how Småland's national day is celebrated […] But not in Småland. There "the first Thursday in March" becomes "the fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch". And it is celebrated with "ma'sipan cake".

   • 3 March 2022, Maud Holmberg Klyft, “Så föddes Fössta tossdan i Mass [This is how the fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch was born]”, in Allas‎^[3]:

     Under rådande mörker i världen behövs små ljusglimtar som Fössta tossdan i Mass, Smålands och den gröna marsipantårtans dag. […] Vissa dagar visste vi inte att vi saknat förrän de verkligen är här. Som Fössta tossdan i mass! […] Det är bara 12 år sedan Jonas Svenningson och hans syster drog igång Facebook-sidan med namnet Fössta Tossdan i Mass.

     During the prevailing darkness in the world, small flashes of light are needed, such as the Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch, Småland's and the green marzipan cake's day. […] Some days we did not know we were missing until they are really here. Like the Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch! […] It is only 12 years since Jonas Svenningson and his sister started the Facebook page with the name the Fi'st Thu'sday in Ma'ch.

See also

• massipantåta (“ma'sipan cake”)