December

Holiday in December

picture from flickr

When it's getting close to December the snow starts falling in Norway, and when Christmas Eve is coming up all the schools have a Christmas break. A few days before Christmas Eve all families decorate their homes and make all sorts of Christmas cakes, like gingerbread and roasted almonds. On Christmas Eve there is very normal for the whole family to meet to eat Christmas dinner that consist of ribs, lamb and patties. Some families also go to the church on the day of Christmas eve. In the evening it is time for the Santa Claus to come with presents for the littlest of the kids and after that there is time for the rest of the family to open their gifts from under the Christmas three. This part is very different in Norway from how it is in many other countries where you don't open your Christmas gifts before Christmas day. Another thing that is very normal is to go to the mountains to your family's cottage. A tradition in Norway in the winter is cross country skiing which I’m personally not a very big fan of. Mostly the Christmas vacation goes to having a good time with family and friends, and it does not end before after New Year’s Eve.

Merry Christmas from me!