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2. Yule and Christmas in Denmark - Wikipedia

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   Until 1770, the Christmas holidays included 2nd day of Christmas and Epiphany on 6 January (celebrated on the eve of 5 January). Afterwards, only 1st and 2nd Christmas Day are holidays, and 6 January is now a celebration day. The first Christmas tree in Copenhagen was lit in Ny Kongensgade in 1811. Christmas trees became popular among the ...

3. Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891), showing a Danish family's Christmas tree North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s) A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer , such as a spruce , pine or fir , or an artificial tree of similar appearance ...

4. Ljuskrona - Wikipedia

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   Interviews provided information about family gatherings to re-wrap the candle holders, the custom of lighting the candles on Christmas Eve and the occasional candle holder that caught on fire. Ten distinct styles have been found. These styles correlate with the style that was predominant in the area of Sweden from which the creator originated.

5. What Christmas looks like in every state - AOL

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   According to Travel South Dakota, the state's "Christmas at the Capitol" tradition started in 1981 with 12 Christmas trees and now features almost 100 trees decorated by different organizations ...

6. How Christmas is celebrated in 21 places around the world - AOL

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   In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...

7. Pleated Christmas hearts - Wikipedia

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   The oldest pleated Christmas heart (from 1873) is preserved at the National Museum of Norway, in Oslo. [2] But it was still some 40 years before the pleated Christmas hearts became more widespread. The oldest depiction of a Christmas tree decorated with pleated hearts dates from 1901 from the Danish manor house Søllestedgaard. [2]

8. Culture of Denmark - Wikipedia

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   The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...

9. 12 snacks children around the world leave for Santa Claus - AOL

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   In the US, it's common for children to leave Santa Claus milk and cookies. But this tradition looks different for children around the world. In Ireland, some families leave Santa a pint of Guinness.