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MY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION My most important celebration is Christmas because it is the most important festival in Norway. Unlike many other countries, Christmas is celebrated on the 24th December, Christmas Eve.
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Christmas is very important for most Norwegians, and we have many different Christmas traditions in Norway. Christmas begins with Advent, which is the waiting time before Christmas and many Christmas preparations start from the first Sunday in Advent. 23. December called in Norway the day before Christmas and the day most decorate the Christmas tree and making the final preparations for Christmas.
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Food is a big part of Christmas celebrations. In western and northern Norway pinnekjøtt the most common Christmas dinner, while in the south and the Eastern eats most rib. Smalahove, lutefisk and Rakefisk is also a traditional Christmas meal. Then gather often at big family celebration, you go around the Christmas tree and give gifts. Are there small children present, Santa Claus also appears often in the course of the evening. Many people go to church on Christmas Eve, including many of the non-practicing Christians in the country.
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CHRISTMASFOOD IN NORWAY Lambrib(Pinnekjøtt) is a dish with traditions far beyond Norway. It is salted and dried ribbenssider from sheep steamed over a grid of birch sticks or metal. In some places the tradition that the ribbed sides also smoked before they are salted and dried.
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Lambrib In Norway eats 31% of the population lambrib on Christmas Eve. More and more people are eating pinnekjøtt Christmas, and many people have it on the menu during the Christmas and New Year. The court has its roots in the old Norwegian rural society where salted and dried meat was an important part of the diet. When sheep ribba were salted and dried, and not eaten fresh as pork, it was a natural consequence of natural access to and slaktetid.
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Pork ribs Pork ribs Rib is a traditional dish (from pigs) that are common to Christmas in Norway. Slatted also played a an important role in the pre-Christian vinterblotet. It is estimated that the rib is Christmas right approx. 60% of Norwegian homes. With gravity in eastern Norway. We eat about. 3,000,000 kg. Common for the different ribs types is that the rind is normally on.
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Ribbed be served with accessories like sauerkraut, red cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Other important result can be sausages, Christmas sausage, sosisser, meatballs, lingonberry jam, fried apple wedges, prunes and potatoes. Most importantly perhaps sause, which can be anything from a pure gravy (rib fat). For a smooth sauce with seasonings. It is common to drink aquavit e.g. Old Opland or Old Reserve, likewise beer or water with salts
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Christmas Cod Christmas Cod Christmas Cod is a dish used for Christmas by a smaller percentage of people in Norway. Christmas cod is eaten preferably in the south. In addition to cod, almond potato and carrot common accessory As the "sauce" is used melted butter, usually with minced parsley Egg butter are also used.
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Many people send out Christmas cards to friends and family at Christmas. Most people buy ready-made Christmas cards in the store that often has typical Christmas motifs such. Christmas trees, snowy valleys or goblins. Some choose to have made their own Christmas cards with a picture of the whole family, or they make their own Christmas cards with the kids. In Christmas card writing is often a personal message to their loved ones or a simple "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
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