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Naa blir det jul igjen 1 aar ogsaa - a Norwegian expression meaning "So Christmas comes again this year also" signals a welcome break in the long winter and many days of parties and feasting. Before the coming of Christian beliefs to this cold land. Norwegians made ready for the midwinter festival by preparing to welcome their ancestors home.
It was believed that everyone in a household (servants, cousins and tenants also) must sleep in (he same room. This they managed by spreading fresh hay around the room. Everyone ale Christmas breakfast sitting on the hay. Papa served everyone with julesjenken (Christmas ale) and Mama prepared special cakes and cookies for everyone, with enough left over tor any hungry spirits who did visit.
Even after the coming of Christmas to Norway, this practice continued, and added to it were the religious celebrations of the holiday.
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