Norway celebrates Christmas with traditional foods like pinnekjott, a smoked or dried rib of lamb, along with ham and turkey. Decorating the Christmas tree with hearts, angels, gnomes and stars is a common tradition, as is singing around the tree with family and stuffed animals. While Santa is known as Julenissen, the historical tradition was to believe in Nisse, a protective elf-like creature that rewarded good farming and played tricks on those who farmed poorly, with some people leaving him porridge.

1. By Luci and Ainsley
CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY

2. Norway Christmas Food:
Pinnekjott is a rib, lamb , which has been salted , smoked ,or dried. Also served with
sausages. Also Norway eats Ham and Turkey.

3. Norway Christmas Decorations and Traditions:
It is a tradition to get the family together and put colorful paper on the tree
, Norwegians decorate with hearts, angels , gnomes , and stars. It could also
be a tradition to join hand and sing around the tree with family and stuffed
animals or dolls.

4. Norway’s Santa:
Long ago people in Norway believed in Nisse. Nisse is a elf gnome but not a
relative Santa. Children today believe in Julenissen . Nisse brought people
things if they did good at farming , and he would protect farm and if you did
poorly he would trick you. Some people leave him porridge.

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