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
Name three songs you sing when walking around the Christmas tree.
svar:
Svar: red and white
dansk: rød og hvide
What heating method did people rely on during chrismas in the 1800s
Svar: Wood-burning stoves or fireplaces
dansk: Brændeovne eller pejse
Which country invented Santa Claus?
svar: Germeny
dansk: Tyskland
What are we eating for dessert on Christmas Eve?
svar- Rice porridge, rice pudding
dansk: Risengrød, risalamande
What does the Danish julenisse traditonally expect to recevie so he wont cause trouble
svar: A bowl af rice porridge
dansk: en skål rissengrød
Why do some Danish familis hang tiny danish flags on the chrismas tree.
Svar: it symbolizes celebration and national tradition
dansk: det symboliserer fest og national tradition
Why where chrismas gifts often so small in the past.
Svar: they where handmade because families had limited money and materials
dansk: De var håndlavede, fordi familier havde begrænsede penge og materialer
which reindeer is known for having a glowing red nose.
Svar: rudolph
dansk: rudolf
What small round snack do many families eat in december
svar: appel slices
dansk: Æbleskiver
Why do people light one candle each sunday during advent.
Svar: to count down for the four weeks before chrismas.
dansk: for at tælle ned før de fire uger før jul.
What material where some of the first chrismas ornaments ( ornamenter) made from
svar: paper, straw or simple homemade materials
dansk: papir, sugerør eller simple hjemmelavede materialer
What dangerous decoration was common before electricity.
Svar: real candles on the chrismas tree
dansk: rigtig lys på jultræet
What christams song was the first song ever played in space.
svar: jingle bells
dansk: sangen jingle bells
What is the purpose of hiding a whole almond (mandel) in rice pudding (risalamande)
svar: to win the almond gift
dansk: for at vinde mandelgaven
What do children place in their window in December to get treats from the nisse.
svar: A christmas stocking
dansk: en julesok
What is the symbolice meaning of the mistletoe.
Svar: peace, love, and protection
Dansk: fred, kærlighed og beskyttelse
What did many poor families use instead af a tree in the 1800s.
Svar: Evergreen branches placed ina vase
dansk: Stedsegrønne grene placeret i en vase
What country sendes a large chrisams tree to London every year as a gift.
svar: norway
dansk: norge
What spice is traditionally added to teh warm chrismas drink gløgg
svar: Cinnamon
dansk: kanel
What is the meaning about af the word juleaften compared to juledag.
svar: christmas eve 24 december
christams day 25 december
dansk: juleaften 24 december
juledag 25 december
What type af lights replaced real candles on chrismas in the 1900s
Svar: electric string lights
dansk: elektriske lyskæder
Why was old christmas celebrations last for many days.
Svar: Traveling was slow, and families gathered for longer to celebrate and share food.
dansk: Rejserne gik langsomt, og familierne samledes i længere tid for at fejre og dele mad.
What ocean is closest to the North pole where santa "lives"
svar: the Arctic Ocean
dansk: det arktiske hav