Christmas in Norway

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How to make Norwegian Christmas baskets

Would you like to make these baskets at home?
Stavanger-Web offers you a pack of 8 sheets of high gloss paper (10x30 cm) - enough to make 4 baskets! The colors are: red, green, blue, yellow, silver, gold, black and white. Also included are thorough instructions on how to make these lovely Norwegian baskets.

DUE TO HIGH POSTAGE RATES, THE PAPER FOR THESE BASKETS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT postmaster@stavanger-web.com

STEP 1)

Take two pieces of colored paper about 8x12 cm and fold them in half (where the scissor is) before rounding the edge on the top. Cut several slots 2/3 of the way up from the bottom on both halves.

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STEP 2)

Weave the two sides together as shown. This isn't as difficult as it seems. Weave the strips through each other by "opening" and closing" them.-

Take a green strip and "open" the first loop. Then pull a red strip through. Now open the same red strip and pull the next green strip (closed) through.

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STEP 3)

Make a handle and glue it to the insides of the basket.

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STEP 4)

Hang the basket on your Christmas tree and fill it up with nuts and candy !

Updated October 23rd, 2006

Norwegian Christmas baskets

It is a tradition in Norway to gather the family and make baskets of colorful paper to hang on the Christmas tree. Buy paper and instructions from Stavanger-Web

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The song being played is entitled : "På låven sitter nissen" which translates into something like The "nisse" is in the barn. The song is about a "nisse" eating his Christmas porridge - but the rats are dancing around annoying him. At last the "nisse" says he will go fetch the cat - and finally the rats give up.

PÅ LÅVEN SITTER NISSEN

På låven sitter nissen med sin julegrøt
så god og søt, så god og søt.
han nikker, og han smiler, og han er så glad,
for julegrøten vil han gjerne ha.
Men rundt omkring står alle de små rotter,
og de skotter, og de skotter
de vil så gjerne ha litt julegodter,
og de danse, danser rundt i ring.

Men nissen, se han truer med sin store skje:
``nei, bare se og kom av sted,
for julegrøten min den vil jeg ha i fred,
og ingen, ingen vil jeg dele med.``
men rottene de hopper, og de danser,
og de svinser, og de svanser,
og klorer etter grøten og de danser,
og de står om nissen tett i ring.

Men nissefar, han er en liten hissigpropp,
og med sin kropp han gjør et hopp.
``jeg henter katten hvis dere ikke holder opp!
når katten kommer, skal det nok bli stopp.``
Da løper alle rottene så bange,
ja, så bange,ja, så bange,
og de svinser, og de svanser noen ganger,
og en, to, tre så er de vekk.

Facts:

Did you know that the Christmas trees in Union Station, Washington D.C. and in Trafaglar Square in London are provided from Norway? In 1947 the British authorities received a Christmas tree from Oslo as a special thanks for the help and support Britain gave to Norway and Norwegians during the occupation years from 1940 to 1945. Since then, the Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square has become an annual tradition.

The Norwegian word for Santa Claus, "Julenisse" is a combination a Christian name (Nils = Nikolaus) and the hedonistic word for Christmas, Yule.

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