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Joulukalenteri (1993)
A Christmas calendar ( da, julekalender, sv, julkalender, no, julekalender, fi, joulukalenteri, is, jóladagatal, fo, jólakalendari), is a form of Nordic episodic radio or television advent calendar focused on Christmas. It was first introduced in 1957, in Sweden, with the radio series, ''Barnens adventskalender''. Each series consists of 24 episodes which air daily beginning on the first of December, and ending on Christmas Eve. The first Christmas calendar was the Swedish ''Titteliture''. The first such series aired in Denmark was '' Historier fra hele verden'' in 1962. The form gradually extended into the other Nordic countries of Norway, Finland and Iceland, and in the 21st century also extended into Germany. Most Christmas calendars are produced for children, while some cater to both children and adults, and even some are directed at adults alone. Many ''Christmas calendar'' series, such as the 1979 Norwegian Jul i Skomakergata, and the 1990 Icelandic Á baðkari til B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland. The Nordic countries have much in common in their way of life, History of Scandinavia, history, religion and Nordic model, social structure. They have a long history of political unions and other close relations but do not form a singular entity today. The Scandinavism, Scandinavist movement sought to unite Denmark, Norway and Sweden into one country in the 19th century. With the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (Norwegian independence), the independence of Finland in the early 20th century and the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum, this movement expanded into the modern organised Nordic cooperation. Since 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advent Calendar
An Advent calendar is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1; others start from the First Sunday of Advent and thus include the last few days of November that begin the liturgical season of Advent. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries, and has since then spread to other Christian denominations. Design and use Traditional Advent calendars feature the manger scene, Saint Nicholas and winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology. They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items. Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with "Doors", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnens Adventskalender
''Barnens adventskalender'' (''The Children's Advent Calendar''), broadcast at 7:55 each morning between 1 and 24 December 1957, was the first in what was to become an annual series of children's Yuletide programmes – '' Sveriges Radios julkalender'' produced by Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio. Each five-minute programme featured a group of children singing a Christmas song or carol, talking to radio producer Rolf Bergström about their plans and preparations for Christmas, and then describing the image revealed as they opened each day's door on a special advent calendar. Children at home could join in by cutting out the small copies of these images printed in the weekly radio programme guide ''Röster i Radio'' and sticking them on the outline picture of a Christmas tree also printed in the magazine. Bergström got the idea after seeing Girl Guides Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches. Since tradition holds that Jesus was born at night (based in Luke 2:6-8), Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titteliture
''Titteliture'' was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Radios julkalender) is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges Radio in the form of a radio advent calendar. The first series – entitled Bar ... in 1960. The radio version was called ''Barnens adventskalender'' (''"The Children's Christmas Calendar"''). Plot Every time, except for Wednesdays (that were TV-broadcasting-free in Sweden at that time), a " tomte" called Titteliture (a name created from ''tittut'', the Swedish term for " peekaboo") opens a calendar window. Behind each calendar window is a guest, and adventure or a riddle. References External links * {{IMDb title Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar 1960 radio programme debuts 1960 radio programme endings 1960 Swedish television series debuts 1960 Swedish television series endings Sveriges Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jul I Skomakergata
''Jul i Skomakergata'' is a Norwegian TV-show for children, produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK. The story revolves around shoe repairer Jens Petrus Andersen, played by Henki Kolstad, and his shop. He is visited by friends and townspeople who need their shoes repaired before Christmas, and has a pet named Tøflus (a puppet). A part of the show consists of showing a clip from '' Sandmännchen'' (''Jon Blund'' in Norwegian) which tells children about the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2006, the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali created an advent calendar show called ''Jul i Tøyengata ''Jul i Tøyengata'' is a Norwegian televised advent calendar created by the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali. The show is a parody on another Norwegian advent calendar ''Jul i Skomakergata'' from 1979, and is set in Tøyen, Oslo. The series received . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Á Baðkari Til Betlehem
''Á baðkari til Betlehem'' (English: ''On A Bathtub To Bethlehem'') is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1990. The show was the second televised advent calendar produced in Iceland after '' Jólin nálgast í Kærabæ'' from 1988, and is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendars. The show follows two eight-year-old children, Hafliði and Stína, who embark on an adventurous journey to Bethlehem, in order to bring Baby Jesus the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh Myrrh (; from Semitic, but see '' § Etymology'') is a gum-resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus ''Commiphora''. Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. Myrrh mi .... Their form of transport is a magical flying bathtub lent to them by the concertmistress Dagbjört, who the children suspect of being an actua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomte
A (, ), tomte (), , or () is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in gray, red or some other bright colour. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome. The nisse is one of the most familiar creatures of Scandinavian folklore, and he has appeared in many works of Scandinavian literature. With the romanticisation and collection of folklore during the 19th century, the nisse gained popularity. Terminology The word ''nisse'' is a pan-Scandinavian term. Its current use in Norway into the 19th century is evidenced in Asbjørnsen's collection. The Norwegian is also equated to ''nisse'' or ''tomte''. English translations While the term ''nisse'' in the native Norwegian is retained in Pat Shaw Iversen's English translation (1960), appended with the parentheti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Claus
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of '' Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisse (folklore)
A (, ), tomte (), , or () is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in gray, red or some other bright colour. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome. The nisse is one of the most familiar creatures of Scandinavian folklore, and he has appeared in many works of Scandinavian literature. With the romanticisation and collection of folklore during the 19th century, the nisse gained popularity. Terminology The word ''nisse'' is a pan-Scandinavian term. Its current use in Norway into the 19th century is evidenced in Asbjørnsen's collection. The Norwegian is also equated to ''nisse'' or ''tomte''. English translations While the term ''nisse'' in the native Norwegian is retained in Pat Shaw Iversen's English translation (1960), appended with the parenthetical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrus Series
{{Infobox television , image = , caption = , runtime = 25 minutes , creator = Martin Miehe-Renard , starring = Jan LinnebjergPaul Hüttel Christiane Bjørg Nielsen Jesper Klein Jeanne Boel Steen Stig Lommer Karen Gardelli Henrik H. Lund Søren Østergaard Niccié Jølst Nicolé Jølst , theme_music_composer = , composer = , picture_format = , executive_producer = , country = Denmark , network = TV 2 (Denmark) , first_aired = {{Start date, 1994, 12, 01, df=y , last_aired = {{End date, 2000, 12, 24, df=y , num_seasons = 4 , num_episodes = 96 , list_episodes = Pyrus is a julekalender (Christmas Calendar) TV series broadcast on the Danish television station TV2 at Christmas time in Denmark. Initially broadcast as four semi-independent seasons, the series consists of ''Alletiders Jul'' (1994), ''Alletid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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