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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 7:55:51 GMT -5
I was just wondering something... Do you guys have Christmas calendars, like countdowns till Christmas, in your countries?? In Norway we have like a ton of different chocolate calendars and stuff like that, plus they make calendar shows that's on TV with one new episode every day until the grand finale at Christmas Eve... So do any of you non-Scandinavians have that sort of thing where you live as well or is that just a Scandinavian tradition?? (*lol* I'm like hijacking this entire board soon )
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Post by Triassic on Dec 2, 2009 8:04:58 GMT -5
i have a dim, dim, memory of some sort of holiday calendar thing where you open a new little 'window' each day to show some sort of holiday-themed item. i don't think there's anything like the tv shows you mention.
the 'countdown' aspect is mostly a kid-thing, i think...i remember what a big, big deal christmas-that is, presents-was to me as a boy; just huge anticipation and excitement about christ,mas morning.
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 8:21:21 GMT -5
Ah, yeah, that's the same as for children here. But I guess it's kind of a bigger deal here in Norway, as there is like an official calendar that follows what ever children's calendar show that's on TV that year. But we also have calendars for adults.. There is usually like two or three different Christmas calendars on Norwegian TV each year, one for children and the rest for adults or families to watch together.. And they are usually about Norwegian 'nisser' with either red of blue caps on like this: I think almost every single Norwegian person watch some sort of Christmas calendar each year ;D
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Post by canadiandev on Dec 2, 2009 9:00:49 GMT -5
In my family we had a paper/plastic advent calendar, often with little chocolates hidden behind the windows. My Dad still buys me one every year, even though I'm 39. I like surprises so I still enjoy opening them. Some people in Canada have larger versions, where there's a small gift behind each door.
Are the nisser like house elves? That image is a bit creepy. :-)
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Post by Lord Chatterley on Dec 2, 2009 10:32:32 GMT -5
Yes. In the UK they're called advent calendars.
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Post by Ouch on Dec 2, 2009 10:37:12 GMT -5
There are 'Advent Calendars', which I think used to be more popular, but I don't see them much these days - and I think they are more popular, as stated for younger children. They have little chocolate, or other little things in them - I made one once in school, and I received one once when I was younger.
I'm pretty confused what 'Calendar TV' is, lol. Umm...we have on some stations in the U.S. channels that have like a 'Christmas' or 'Holiday Themed' television shows each day until Christmas, or the Gregorian New Year.
(You still have a long way to go before 'jacking this board - we have some champion thread-jackers right here on Paradevo, I myself, included.)
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Post by dolly on Dec 2, 2009 11:12:18 GMT -5
yup, always had an advent calendar each year when i was growing up. the cardboard kind with chocolate behind each door. the chocolate on the 24th was always bigger than the rest. i've seen a bunch of them in stores this year so the tradition seems to be going strong. (canada)
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 12:06:58 GMT -5
Ah, well I guess the correct term in English would be 'advent calendar'.. I just translated it directly for Norwegian "julekalender" *lol* A nisse is a scandinavian creature that lives on farms etc.. Santa Claus is named Julenisse in Norwegian. So in Norway Santa is a red nisse. But we also have blue nisses who lives inside a mountain that opens once a day! Complicated? Hmmm *try to find a way to show what Norwegian advent shows look like* Aha! Use youtube examples! Clips from an advent calendar about 'rødnisser', for Children (from early 90's ;D ): Song from advent calendar about 'blånisser' for Children: So now at least you know the differencees between the looks of red and blue nisses ;D Anyway... these 'advent shows' for children are about nisses such as these... But advent shows for adults are more for fun and rather silly like this : That was probably a poor explanation of Norwegian advent calendars though XD
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Post by E on Dec 2, 2009 12:47:41 GMT -5
So, why is the last one in English... mostly?
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 13:04:46 GMT -5
Because that advent calendar war named "The Julekalender" and those nisses spoke an odd mixture of English and Norwegian because they had lived in America or something like that if I don't remember it wrong
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Post by Ouch on Dec 2, 2009 13:45:03 GMT -5
So...Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or whatever he's called...lives in a mountain? What's the difference between these red guys and blue guys now? The blue ones seems uglier at first glance lol.
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Post by Phil on Dec 2, 2009 13:48:06 GMT -5
Red, blue, green, yellow... This is just too complicated, lol.
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 13:55:00 GMT -5
;D The blue nisses lives inside a mountain, and they think they can only come outside during 'the blue hour' which is an hour during the day when the sky gets a strange blue colour and the mountain they live inside opens up *lol* These blue nisses has their own 'leader' of some sort, but that leader is not Santa Claus The red nisses' leader is Santa... And he does not live inside a mountain but on some sort of farm I think *lol*
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 14:00:44 GMT -5
But I should add that this santa isn't like the american santa he's more like the King of the red nisses or something
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Post by Lord Chatterley on Dec 2, 2009 14:21:56 GMT -5
But I should add that this santa isn't like the american santa he's more like the King of the red nisses or something Have you ever seen a troll?
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