{"id":179,"date":"2009-12-21T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=179"},"modified":"2009-12-21T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T03:05:00","slug":"julekalenderen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/julekalenderen\/","title":{"rendered":"julekalenderen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas calendar\/advent calendar.\u00a0 Many cultures that celebrate Christmas have some sort of advent calendar.\u00a0 Today <strong>julekalendere<\/strong> can be made from materials such as felt, fabric, paper, small boxes, or chipboard.\u00a0 Advent means &#8220;coming&#8221; and <strong>julekalenderen<\/strong> is used to count down the days until <strong>jul<\/strong>.\u00a0 Technically advent starts on the <strong>fjerde<\/strong> (4th) <strong>s\u00f8ndag f\u00f8r jul<\/strong> (Sunday before Christmas), but some <strong>julekalendere<\/strong> will start on the 1st of <strong>desember.\u00a0 Fiolet <\/strong>(purple) is the <strong>tradisjonell<\/strong> color of <strong>jul<\/strong> because <strong>fiolet<\/strong> signifies preparation and anticipation.\u00a0 Four purple candles are traditionally used to represent the four Sundays of advent.\u00a0 It is common to <strong>pynte<\/strong> (decorate) with purple things around the house such as linens, towels, plates, and cushions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As far as <strong>julekalenderen <\/strong>goes, it is most common to use wall hangings with <strong>d\u00f8rer<\/strong> (doors) and <strong>lommer<\/strong> (pockets) that have little treats and sweets inside.\u00a0 However, another older tradition is to put 24 cloves inside <strong>en appelsin<\/strong> (an orange) and take one out every day until the 24th, Christmas Eve.\u00a0 This provides a nice scent for the whole month of <strong>desember<\/strong>.\u00a0 These can be placed in Christmas wreaths, on a table, or on Christmas platters for decoration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the first\u00a0Sunday of advent a candle is lit, on the second 2 candles are lit, and so forth until all 4 are lit.\u00a0 There are several different songs and poems, but the most common one is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5 tenner vi det f\u00f8rste lys<br \/>\nAlene m\u00e5 det st\u00e5<br \/>\nVi venter p\u00e5 det lille Barn<br \/>\nsom i en krybbe l\u00e5<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5 tenner vi det andre lys<br \/>\nDa kan vi bedre se<br \/>\nVi venter p\u00e5 at Gud, v\u00e5r Far<br \/>\nskal gi sin S\u00f8nn hit ned<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5 tenner vi det tredje lys<br \/>\nDet er et hellig tall<br \/>\nVi venter p\u00e5 at Kongen v\u00e5r<br \/>\nskal f\u00f8des i en stall<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5 tenner vi det fjerde lys<br \/>\nog natten blir til dag<br \/>\nVi venter p\u00e5 en Frelsermann<br \/>\nfor alle folkeslag<\/p>\n<p>and the <strong>oversettelse<\/strong> (translation) is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Now we light the first candle<br \/>\nIt must stand alone<br \/>\nWe wait for the little child<br \/>\nwho laid in a manger<\/p>\n<p>Now we light the second candle<br \/>\nThen we can see better<br \/>\nWe wait for God, our Father<br \/>\nto give his Son down here<\/p>\n<p>Now we light the third candle<br \/>\nIt is a sacred number<br \/>\nWe wait for our King<br \/>\nto be born in a stable<\/p>\n<p>Now we light the fourth candle<br \/>\nand night turns into day<br \/>\nWe wait for a Saviour<br \/>\nfor all mankind<\/p>\n<p>Vi har bare\u00a04 <strong>dager igjen til jul<\/strong> (4 more days until Christmas)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas calendar\/advent calendar.\u00a0 Many cultures that celebrate Christmas have some sort of advent calendar.\u00a0 Today julekalendere can be made from materials such as felt, fabric, paper, small boxes, or chipboard.\u00a0 Advent means &#8220;coming&#8221; 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