Something else about the holidays
Through a convoluted thought process one night I ended up looking up blogs about Norway. I have been reading the archived posts on this charming one written by an Australian married to a Norwegian, she posts lots of cultural information. On a post about Norwegian Christmas she mentions this part of the holiday season:
From Boxing Day until New Years Eve it is called Romjul (Space Christmas) which is the ‘space’ between Christmas and New Years. It is a quiet time of Christmas where the streets a bare and the shops have limited hours as Norwegians spend this time with family. However, the local sledding hills and parks are filled with families skiing and sledding, and having bonfires and BBQs in the snow.
That sounds so . . . restful. And fulfilling. And exactly the kind of quiet time I would like.
Here is the link to that particular post, there is lots of interesting info posts and beautiful pictures!
http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/12/a-norwegian-christmas/
From Boxing Day until New Years Eve it is called Romjul (Space Christmas) which is the ‘space’ between Christmas and New Years. It is a quiet time of Christmas where the streets a bare and the shops have limited hours as Norwegians spend this time with family. However, the local sledding hills and parks are filled with families skiing and sledding, and having bonfires and BBQs in the snow.
That sounds so . . . restful. And fulfilling. And exactly the kind of quiet time I would like.
Here is the link to that particular post, there is lots of interesting info posts and beautiful pictures!
http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/12/a-norwegian-christmas/