Norway's ten weirdest Christmas traditions
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Published: 12 Dec, 2013 CET.
Updated: Thu 12 Dec 2013 15:22 CET
Look at any British newspaper over the past few weeks and you'll see that having a Norwegian Christmas is this year's craze. But it's not all gingerbread, gløgg and tasteful decor. Here are some of the country's weirder traditions.
From dressing up as a goat-like devil when you go out 'julbukking', to leaving porridge for your ill-tempered house spirit, Norway has certainly kept more pagan Jul traditions that the US or US.
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From dressing up as a goat-like devil when you go out 'julbukking', to leaving porridge for your ill-tempered house spirit, Norway has certainly kept more pagan Jul traditions that the US or US.
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