Norwegians know how to celebrate Christmas. They celebrate "Little Christmas Eve," which is the night before Christmas Eve. That is when many families decorate the tree for the first time. Christmas Eve is the big celebration with food, presents and Santa. Christmas Day is for sticking close to home with family. Second Christmas Day is still a work holiday and that is when you may venture out and attend parties or just take it easy. As result of the late Christmas Tree decorating, they want to enjoy their tree longer than we might in the USA. Instead of pulling the plug on January 2nd, the tree can stay up for weeks. Here, the ward had their Christmas Tree Festival celebration on January 12th. It is a party for the kids, but the adults enjoy it as well. Joining hands, everyone dances around the tree and sings songs for awhile until Jule Nissen (Santa) joins the party and gives the kids some treats. The event ends, of course, with delicious food and drink (Norwegian hot cider that kind of tastes like hot Root Beer, but better).
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| Not to give anything away here, but Elder Shanklin helped out here in a big way! |
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