The term jul is common throughout Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Scotland and the Faroe Islands. Whereas the start of jul proper is announced by the chiming of church bells throughout the country in the afternoon of 24 December, it is more accurate to describe the season as an eight-week event.

2024年11月26日 · Norwegian Christmas, or jul, is a joy to celebrate. While some of the traditions for Christmas in Norway are reminiscent of the Danish Christmas celebration, there are so many that are unique to the country and culture. Not to mention the landscape; it’s pure magic to be surrounded by mountains and guaranteed snow, North Pole-style.

2024年11月29日 · The Christmas celebration in Norway (‘Jul’) is a feast of events, preparations and traditions that last a whole season: white snow and decorations, the warmth from open fires, the sound of giggling children playing in the snow, handmade gifts at numerous small and big Christmas fairs and markets.

2024年2月8日 · M. Michael Brady talks about the origins of the words yule and jul (Christmas) and how they evolved throughout Nordic and European countries.

2020年12月12日 · Julaften (Christmas Eve) is the day when presents are exchanged and the whole family gets together for the main Christmas meal. Christmas Day is a much quieter affair and often quite private. This is followed by romjul. It's one of my favourite words in Norwegian as it's only six letters long yet we don't have an equivalent word in English!

2020年1月9日 · In Norway, jul has been divided into time slots to mark specific traditions. After Advent comes the following: juleaften–juledagen–andre juledag (Christmas Eve–Christmas Day–Second Christmas Day), romjul or mellomjul (“Between Chrismas”), nyttår (New Year’s), and trettendedagen (Epiphany), at the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

2021年12月23日 · In Icelandic and Faroese it is still called jól, while in modern Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish it is now called jul—”Yule” is simply the anglicized spelling of the name. As Christianity spread throughout Europe, Yule was one of the winter festivals that was absorbed and rebranded by the new religion.

friends to have pre-Christmas parties, in Norwegian called julebord. The julebord crowd fills up the city’s restaurants and clubs, making the weekend nightlife quite busy in this period. Here the people eat a typical Norwegian lunch, which on this occasion should preferably consist of special Norwegian dishes some of which derive from

Christmas, or “Jul” as it is known in Norway, is a deeply rooted tradition that has been celebrated for centuries. The Norwegian Christmas is a blend of ancient pagan customs, Christian beliefs, and modern influences, creating a unique and rich tapestry of traditions that make this time of year magical in Norway.

2023年12月9日 · Over the course of eight weeks, Norwegians celebrate Christmas, or “Jul,” a holiday that combines contemporary celebrations with traditional ones. Christmas Eve is the pinnacle of the celebrations that start on the fourth Sunday before the holiday and continue until about the middle of January.