Find information on Nordic Christmas traditions, food, and holidays products here. If there’s one thing Scandinavians love it’s celebrating Christmas!
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Legend of the Nisse and Tomte
A nisse (usually Norwegian) and a tomte (usually Swedish) are similar characters. They are both solitary, mischievous domestic sprites responsible ...
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Celebrating Advent – Christmas Traditions
Scandinavian Christmas Whether you're looking to adopt new traditions or learn the history of practices your family has done for ...
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Ingebretsen’s Mini Christmas Gift Guide
In the days leading up to our busiest holiday we thought we would put together a miniature Ingebretsen's guide of ...
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New Anniversary Stocking Kit
Christmas Stocking Pattern Ingebretsen's is celebrating its 100th Anniversary! In honor of 100 years on Lake Street in South Minneapolis, ...
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Smörgåsbord Time Is Here
The word Smörgåsbord in the United States is often defined as any old buffet that offers a large choice of ...
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Scandinavian Christmas Cookies
What would Christmas be without cookies? Well it would still be Christmas but not quite as sweet. Everyone has their ...
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Let There Be Light
We are in that portion of the year where the days are short and the nights are long and in ...
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Do You Let Christmas Get Your Goat?
The Yule goat (known as a Julbock in Sweden, Julebukk in Norway, or Olkipukki in Finland) in Nordic countries today ...
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Quick knits that are lovely gifts
Knitting patterns that are enjoyable to make and feasible to finish in time for Christmas are not unicorns. They do ...
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Advent Is In The Air
Advent is almost here. Of course we all know what this means: You can play and listen to holiday music ...