Today Onne tells about Christmas or the winter season in Estonia: Winter holidays are one of the two main holiday seasons in Estonia (other one being Midsummer day) and are widely celebrated. Winter Holidays, however, are very seldom associated with… Read more ›
Do you know the IKEA commercial where they throw out the Christmas tree – I think they call it Knut. Well, in Stockholm a few years back I saw this….. Why would somebody hang a Christmas tree outside of… Read more ›
Chlauschlöpfen?!… What is that?! Well, have a look at the video and after that I will explain what they do during November and December in Lenzburg in Switzerland. This is a very old tradition. People believed that around winter solstice the… Read more ›
Today’s Christmas traditions come from Anastacia. I met her during her stay in Denmark working for the UN. She is originally from the Philippines, has resided in Denmark and now lives with her family in Hong Kong. She has 3… Read more ›
It is dark in Sweden. Very dark. For a very long time – every year. And therefore light is needed on the shortest day of the year – celebrated on the 13th of December (according to calendars until the 18th… Read more ›
There are different theories when it comes to Santa’s home. Danish kids would always write their oenskeliste – their wishing list – to their Santa. In Denmark and therefore also Greenland he is called Julemand and his home is –… Read more ›
With 95% of the population being Buddhist there is not much to say about Cambodian christmas traditions. But still – due to many tourists spending Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Cambodia they have Christmas trees. I was very amazed… Read more ›
