Lit candles in the Advent wreath --<br><br>A wreath, usually of greenery, to which are attached candles, was created by the reforming Lutheran paster Johann...
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 1, 2001 11:15 pm
Someone asked about the beginning of the advent wreath in another Christmas group in December and did not get a reply. Now I can not remember which group. I...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 2, 2001 8:49 pm
The Yule log is a widespread tradition. The first mention of the custom, in Germany, dates from 1184. It was eventually found in the Italian Alps, the Balkans,...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 2, 2001 9:18 pm
Finland is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. <br><br>Families gather ...
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 2, 2001 11:39 pm
What is the Finnish name for Father Christmas and how do they say Merry Christmas?...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 3, 2001 7:47 pm
Sweden is located in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway <br><br>The biggest and...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 3, 2001 7:56 pm
Christmas Eve is the height of the festivities in Sweden. Traditionally it is a day when no work should be done other than seeing to one's livestock. This is...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 3, 2001 8:34 pm
One thing that is often found on the dinner table in Scandinavia during the Christmas season is a concoction called lutefisk. Just as visitors to Australia ...
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deb_in_ne
Feb 3, 2001 10:59 pm
Oh, Bill! That is so funny to those of us familiar with lutefisk! Did you know it's also an excellent skunk deterrent? That ought to tell you something....
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 3, 2001 11:20 pm
It seems to be a real part of the Christmas tradition in several nations. I try to adapt and adopt various traditions in December, but this is one that I'm not...
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a_faze
Feb 4, 2001 2:31 am
I think it would be nice to learn to say Merry Christmas in the language of the countries that we study each month. That way we can learn them slowly instead...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 4, 2001 3:18 pm
There are many variations on internet Christmas sites but these seem to be the most common Christmas greetings for Scandinavian countries. (One of the reasons ...
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a_faze
Feb 4, 2001 6:07 pm
There is a lot of good Christmas information here if you read through the messages. It will be nice when Yahoo Groups installs the club search engine so we can...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 4, 2001 7:19 pm
This is a translation of the traditional Norwegian carol "O Jul Med Din Glede" by Gustava Kielland.<br><br>1. O Christmas, you season of childlike ...
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gentleiam
Feb 4, 2001 11:42 pm
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thechristmasguy
Feb 6, 2001 3:17 am
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rrstar96
Feb 6, 2001 3:33 pm
"It's easy to understand that they may not have the funds at this time to restore the figures and recreate the setting. It would also be nice to find a source...
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rrstar96
Feb 6, 2001 3:51 pm
There is a fine Christmas/Santa Claus website from Finland which I invite fellow Christmas International members to access:<br><br><a...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 6, 2001 5:20 pm
Somehow, I don't think that money was the problem. Until they started hearing from us, I don't think that they even had the slightest idea that they owned this...
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 8, 2001 3:04 am
The guys at Canterbury Cathedral obviously didn't know that the old crib has value or they would have said they had the figures in storage a long time ago. The...
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 8, 2001 3:16 am
It would be nice to see her Christmas art. Didn't Christmas Seals get started in that part of the world?...
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kalervok
Feb 8, 2001 4:28 pm
In my life I have always known that Santa Claus<br>Joulupukki in Finnish is living in Lapland, in northern Finland. On Korvatunturi (Ear Mountain)<br>near...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 8, 2001 5:42 pm
Thanks, Kalervo. It's good to know that there are Finnish Christmas clubs. Although it is considered spam to go to another club for the singular purpose of ...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 8, 2001 7:12 pm
A Danish postmaster, Einar Holboll, got the idea for Christmas seals and placed them on sale in 1903. Since he handled stamps all the time, he had the idea of...
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a_faze
Feb 9, 2001 2:18 pm
In past years there were Christmas Seals in the US that were for the American Lung Association but I haven't seen them lately. Do they still have them? Do they...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 9, 2001 4:50 pm
ZOCCO - In Lombardy, the Yule log is called the "Zocco di Natale." In a 16th-century ritual, the family gathered while the father, in the name of the Trinity, ...
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rrstar96
Feb 9, 2001 8:40 pm
To answer your question, "a_faze", the American Lung Association still issues Christmas Seals every year.<br><br>Speaking of special seals issued during the...
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francisco4fitness
francisco4fi...
Feb 10, 2001 6:01 pm
This is what makes this group interesting. We see that the idea of a Danish postmaster moves to other places in the world. This is a nice example of how a ...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 12, 2001 1:49 am
You will find the English and Swedish words (and music) for two carols from Sweden at:<br><br><a...
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thechristmasguy
Feb 12, 2001 2:32 am
On December 24, all work comes to a halt late in the afternoon. Everyone puts on their finest clothes to greet the season and the largest sheaf of grain is...
