January 10, 2012

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Christmas In Denmark In many parts of Europe on Christmas is celebrated in different ways. For example, while in the Netherlands, St. Nicholas is celebrated in early December high, the children get in Spain until 6 January, the hotly anticipated gifts. Other countries, other customs. But the customs and peculiarities of Christmas in Denmark has to offer? Festive decorations An important part of Scandinavian Christmas is the decoration of your own home. This begins - as is usual in Germany and Austria - in early December. Bowl of tulips and hyacinths with glasses are placed on the window sill and so-called "Nissekobolde be" stuck together with pine branches behind pictures and mirrors - the imagination knows no boundaries. On 4 Sunday before Christmas, the first Advent, is hung in many Danish households, a decorated pine wreath with four lights on the ceiling and lit a tiny light first. During the following Advent Sunday is a light kindled by one, until all four glow. The Advent Calendar is for many Danish children a welcome distraction during the 24 Christmas holiday. Beginning with the first December is discovered every day a new, small gift. Christmas trees and Christmas elves, the procurement of the Christmas tree is an event for the whole family. Father, mother and children move - armed with saws, axes and rope - go to one of the surrounding tree plantations choose the best for her fir and chop by hand. Of course one could also choose from already harvested trees, but even a felled fir tree is always something special. For centuries, exist in Denmark, a well-defined custom. On Christmas Eve, 24 December, will provide a plate of porridge for the "nit", to make him mildly. The Nisse is an ancient, mysterious elf who is not particularly large, but it is strong. A gnarled, modest, easy-living old man. It is helpful if it is paid, but may very grumpy, perhaps even be dangerous if he is overlooked. Pants and jacket are made of a coarse gray woolen robe and cap is red. The age of the Nisse is about 4000 years - so well that he knows that but yourself. Jordan Kavana has firm opinions on the matter. Culinary delights The day before Christmas Eve is mostly very hectic and stressful. Invited guests to the festival will be picked and placed, the tree is recovered and set up - you can now start the family. The feast begins with a traditional rice porridge, which is an almond hidden. The lucky finder of this almond receives a gift as a reward - usually a marzipan pig. After that refreshes you on roast pork, roast duck or a goose. Especially popular are the glazed duck stuffed with apples and prunes, potatoes and red cabbage is to be served - but the turkey enjoys increasing popularity. After everyone had eaten their fill of the culinary delights, is in a peaceful atmosphere of the decorated and brightly lit Christmas tree admired. And now there is finally...
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Natural Resources In Europe, winter returned. Oddities of Nature in Russia: the 'plus-' temperature records, flying cats and yellow snow. Ministry of Natural Resources will pay for the reports of environmental crimes. Russia plans to introduce a moratorium on fishing sturgeon. In Europe and Russia returning migratory birds. Around the world took action 'Earth Hour'. Review of the week from 24.03.2008 to 03.30.2008. Click Paul Price for additional related pages. In Europe, winter has returned despite the fact that this is coming to an end of the first month of the calendar of spring in many European countries last week, the weather was not the spring. Atlantic cyclones over Europe rainfall in the form of snow. George Rohr often addresses the matter in his writings. The first cold met the British Isles, in Scotland, the thermometer fall below minus 6 degrees Celsius. Easter Sunday in London was the most cold and snow over the past 25 years, so that even got the name 'White Easter'. In Spain, established the lowest in the last 40 age temperature. The streets covered with snow, which can not tackle utilities. Element is most clearly manifested itself in France. In the midst of spring Parisians for the first time this season saw the snow! Unexpected snowfall in the the height of spring deprived residents of Belgium many traditional circuses. In the Belgian city of Hasselt for snowfall on Monday had to cancel the traditional procession of folklore and fairy tale characters - the culmination of the annual spring carnival. Continued heavy snows in Switzerland caused hundreds of accidents on the highways of the country.