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@saederup
Tak, Lone!
Are julehjerte still fairly common? That's the one tradition that has lasted with my family for over the hundred years they've be in the US.
@wannabemystiker Yes, they're still very much used. I think @MThaastrup made a modern version recently.
@saederup @wannabemystiker I actually made several old-fashioned ones, and made two modern ones
@saederup @wannabemystiker Kræmmerhuse are also very traditional (also made this year)
I have not seen these before.
Tak!
@wannabemystiker They're actually older than the hearts; many traditional Danish ornaments were made to contain small amounts of Christmas treats (nuts, dried fruits, sweets, biscuits), and a paper cone is obviously one of the simplest ways of making such a container.
The "woven" paper hearts are just a development of that, really.
My grandfather taught me to make these hybrids between the woven hearts and the classic cones - a bit fiddly, but I like the pattern it gives.
@SorenMRiis
How far back do you think Kræmmerhusene go? 200 or 300 years, maybe?
@wannabemystiker @SorenMRiis The oldest known one is from 1866. It goes back further for sure, though. Paper is fragile.
@MThaastrup @wannabemystiker @SorenMRiis
So they're not really older than julehjerter then, wikipedia tells me the oldest julehjerte is from 1872.
In fact, they probably became widespread at the same time:
"Kindergartens helped spread the Christmas hearts around 1910: Braiding punched-out glossy paper had been part of the German educator Fröbel's groundbreaking early childhood pedagogy to strengthen children's creative abilities, patience, fine motor skills and self-discipline. The glossy paper could be folded and cut to make Christmas hearts and kræmmerhuse."
@EvilCartyen @wannabemystiker @SorenMRiis As a Christmas tree decoration, agreed. But kræmmerhuse has been made and been used for candy way sooner.
It was probably just basic grey paper or cardboard, though
@MThaastrup @wannabemystiker @SorenMRiis
I freely admit that I know nothing about that :) I thought Christmas trees became popular around the same time, but it seems like they were a bit earlier than that.
@EvilCartyen @wannabemystiker @SorenMRiis I just watched "Jul i Gammelby".
Bruce, do you know about the Danish tradition with advent calendars as television shows? They've been around since the 60s, a mix of new ones and reruns. One episode every day from the 1st to the 24th of December. They're a big part of the Danish cultural heritage.
Some of them are classics, like "Jul i Gammelby", that was filmed in Den Gamle By in Aarhus in the 70s
@MThaastrup
"Bruce, do you know about the Danish tradition with advent calendars as television shows? "
I did not know that! I will look on the DRTV website and/or Youtube and see what I can find.
Tak for all Jul info, Mette!
@wannabemystiker You're welcome