How You Should Celebrate A Norwegian Christmas

By Author: John Mitchell
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In Norway Christmas is considered by many people more of a holiday for kids. But adult people will enjoy the decorating, backing or any other kinds of preparations which are needed to celebrate the winter festivities as well.

1. Try to prepare for Christ`s Nativity by simply taking part in Advent that will mark the beginning of the church year. Advent starts four Sundays before Christmas Day.

2. Try using an Advent calendar for marking the days. For every one of them, you should open another door in your calendar.

3. Try to chop down your very Christmas tree if you will live in Norway, and then adorn it with various nice decorations. Some traditions may call for their parents to decorate the tree on Christmas Eve, letting the kids see it with short period of time before the presents will be opened.

4. You should expect outdoor Christmas trees displayed in various public areas to be lit the first Sunday of Advent.

5. You should make your very own candles which can be used as lights on the tree as well as on your Advent wreath. In the past time, the way the candles burned has been thought as ...
... a sign; for example, if a light should went out, it meant the owned would soon have to die.

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6. Try to wait until Christmas Eve and then light your Christmas tree.

7. Try to build a fire in your fireplace during Christmas holiday and invite your family members or friends to sit together or exchange gifts.

8. Bake a Norwegian Christmas cake, which will contain raisins, buts or mashed potatoes, or various traditional cookies like pepperkaker or kvite kakemenn to share with your friends. Julekake, a famous Christmas bread that is filled with candied fruit and raisins, will be baked at Christmas as well.

9. Decorate bread with a cross on it so you may keep evil spirits away. You may carve a cross pattern in the butter as well.

10. Expect Santa Claus to come with gifts for your children. Keep in mind that nisser and trolls might visit you during this holiday as well.

11. You can prepare a traditional meal for the Christmas holiday having pork as your main dish.

12. You should follow the old custom of circling the Christmas tree. One specific person will circle the tree and picks up a present, then will pass it to the future owner. All will watch as the present is opened, and then another one will circle the tree. Repeat this until all presents will be opened.