{"id":2413,"date":"2017-12-21T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T11:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2017-12-21T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T11:09:24","slug":"land-of-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/land-of-christmas-trees\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2026og h\u00f8yt i toppen den blanke stjerne<\/strong>! (Photo courtesy of Asgeir S. Nilsen at Flickr<\/a>, CC BY.ND 2.0 license.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Visste du at juletreet i London er norsk? <\/b>(Did you know that the Christmas tree in London is Norwegian?) Each year a h\u00f8y julegran <\/b>(tall Christmas spruce) gets a new home in the middle of the English capital. When its electrical lights are lit, and the whole tre<\/b> (tree) is shining beautifully i den m\u00f8rke natta<\/b> (in the dark night), it\u2019s a true sign that jula<\/b> (Xmas) has arrived \u2013 ikke minst<\/b> (not least) in the homeland of the proud tree\u2026<\/p>\n

Du gr\u00f8nne glitrende tre, god dag!<\/b> \u2013 You green, glittering tree, good day!<\/i>
\nVelkommen, du som vi ser s\u00e5 gjerne, <\/b>\u2013 Welcome, you whom we so willingly see,<\/i>
\nmed julelys og med norske flagg <\/b>\u2013 with Christmas candles and Norwegian flags<\/i>
\nog h\u00f8yt i toppen den blanke stjerne! <\/b>\u2013 and high up in the top the bright star!<\/i>
\n(from the Norwegian Christmas song \u201dDu gr\u00f8nne glitrende tre<\/a>\u201d.<\/b>)<\/p>\n

Most Norwegian homes have a juletre<\/b> during Christmas. It\u2019s often standing in a hj\u00f8rne <\/b>(corner) of stua<\/b> (the living-room), spreading a special sense of festivity. Of course, children can\u2019t wait for gavene<\/b> (the presents) to be placed below the tree on julaften<\/b> (Christmas Eve, December 24th)! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Norwegian juletr\u00e6r<\/b> (-trees) are quite similar to the American ones that many kids watch<\/a> in the Disney show \u201dDonald Duck og vennene hans\u201d<\/b> (Donald Duck and His Friends) on Xmas eve. People pynter juletreet med <\/b>(decorate the Xmas tree with) pynt<\/b> (decorations) like hjerter <\/b>(hearts), stjerner <\/b>(stars), glitter <\/b>(tinsel), flagg <\/b>(flags), lys<\/b> (lights) and julekuler<\/b> (Xmas globes \u2013 isn\u2019t that a fun word?) Of course, as the song said, the tree should have a bright stjerne<\/b> atop. On the other hand, you\u2019ll have to look really hard in order to catch a glimpse of Snipp og Snapp<\/b> (Chip and Dale) between grenene<\/b> (the boughs)\u2026<\/p>\n

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On Christmas Eve, the presents are placed below the tree\u2026 (Photo courtesy of Harald Groven at Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0 License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

In several places in Norway, it\u2019s very easy to get a juletre<\/b>: You just bring an \u00f8ks<\/b> (axe) to the nearest mountain skog<\/b> (forest). Do check, however, which way the thumb of that local bonde<\/b> (farmer) is pointing before you start chopping\u2026 Even places that look completely wild often have owners, and you don\u2019t want to pay a bot<\/b> (fine) just for a pretty tree, do you? Maybe for this reason most Norwegians buy their juletr\u00e6r <\/b>from pro sellers at a market.<\/p>\n

Gran<\/b> (spruce) originally wasn\u2019t common in Vestlandet<\/b> (Western Norway). For this reason, Western Norwegians sometimes have a furu<\/b> (pine) instead. But the function of the juletre<\/b> is just the same \u2013 \u00e5 spre glede og julestemning<\/b>. (to spread happiness and Xmas atmosphere).<\/p>\n

God jul! \ud83d\ude42<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Visste du at juletreet i London er norsk? (Did you know that the Christmas tree in London is Norwegian?) Each year a h\u00f8y julegran (tall Christmas spruce) gets a new home in the middle of the English capital. When its electrical lights are lit, and the whole tre (tree) is shining beautifully i den m\u00f8rke…<\/p>\n

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