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Baking and decorating the family gingerbread house is a quintessential moment in Sweden's yuletide festivities.

Reflecting the importance of connection, "together" was chosen as this year's gingerbread house competition theme.

The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, ArkDes, runs this competition annually, nurturing a festive interest in these important creative forms.

While taking the gingerbread genre to new levels, ArkDes teacher Sara Sandell says the contest grounds architecture in people's experience.

Speculation continues whether the tradition, stretching back to the latter part of the 19th century, evolved from the Brothers Grimm conjuring gingerbread houses in our imaginations through their tale of Hansel and Gretel.

Colourful confectionery adorns today's gingerbread creations, and ArkDes insists competition entries only contain edible components.

This challenges and rewards creators for lateral thinking.

The contest features three categories, showcasing the skills of architects, designers and professional bakers in one, children under 12 in another, and amateurs with a love of baking in the third.

An expert jury selects winners for each category, while a fourth, publicly voted prize is selected by exhibition visitors and awarded to the people's favourite.

Which entry would take your fancy?

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