Christmas food
What do we eat on Christmas Eve?
answer: Roast pork - duck - potatoes - browned potatoes - brown gravy - chips - sauerkraut
dansk- Flæskesteg - and- kartofler- brunede kartofler- brun sovs- chips- rådkål
say 5 songs we sing when we are dancen around the christmas tree
answar:
what color are most Christmas hearts usually
answar: red and white
dansk: rød og hvid
What heating method did people rely on during christmas in the 1800s
answar: wood-burning stoves or fireplace
dansk: brændeovne eller pejs
What country is Santa Claus from?
answar: turkey
dansk: Tyrkiet
What are we eating for dessert on Christmas Eve?
answar- Rice porridge, rice pudding
dansk: Risengrød, risalamande
What does the danish "julenisse" traditionally expect to receive so he wont cause trouble
answar: A bowl of rice porridge
dansk: en skål risengrød
Why do some danish families hang tiny danish flags on the christams tree
answar: it symbolizes celebration and national tradition
dansk: det symboliserer fest og national tradition
Why where christams gifts so small in the past
answar: because the family didn't have much money
dansk: fordi familie ikke havde mange penge
Which reindeer in known for having a glowing red nose
answar: Rudolph
dansk: Rudolf
What spice is traditionally added to warm christmas drink "gløgg"
Answar: Cinnamon
dansk: kanel
Why do people light one candle each sunday during advent
Answar: to count down the four weeks before christmas
dansk: for at tælle ned til de fire uger før jul
what material were some of the first christams bauble ( julekugle) mad from.
answar: paper
dansk: papir
What dangerous decoration was common before the electricity
answar: real candles on teh christmas tree
dansk: rigtig lys på juletræet
Which country invented the Christmas tree
answar: germany
dansk: tyskland
What is the purpose of hiding a whole almond (mandel) in the rice pudding
answar: to win the amond gift
dansk: for at vinde manel gaven
What do danish children place in their window in december to get treats from the "nisse"
answar: a chrismas stocking
dansk: en julesok
What is the symbolic meaning of mistletoe in christmas tradition
answar: peace, love and protection
dansk: fred, kærlighed og beskyttelse
what did many poor families use indstead of a tree in the 1800s
answar: evergreen branches
dansk: stedsegrønne grene
What christmas song was the first song ever played in space
answar: jingle bells
dansk: sangen jingle bells
Why was pigs historically eaten at christmas in scandinavia
answar: slaughter season ended in december, so fresh pork was available
dansk: Slagtesæsonen sluttede i december, så der var frisk svinekød.
Which country started the tradition of advent calendars
Answar: Germany
dansk: Tyskland
what type of lights replaved real candles on christams trees in the 1900s
answar: Electric lights
dansk: Elektriske lys
why did old christmas celebrations last for many days.
answar: because people couldn't get home for Christmas
dansk: fordi folk kunne ikke nå hjem til jul
What country sendes a large christmas tree to London every year as a gift
answar: Norway
dansk: Norge