Decorate your Home like a Norwegian during Christmas

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Christmas decorations in Norway are a big deal. Norwegians put in a whole lot of work, meticulousness, and cultural touches to their decorations. Do you wish to have that unique Norwegian Christmas decoration in your home this yuletide? This article will provide the adequate information you need.

Christmas is a Christian festival that is celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus. It was formerly known as Yule which was derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. 

Christmas has also been observed as a holiday by both Christians and non-Christians. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December, every year.

Seven Ways to Decorate your Home like a Norwegian During Christmas

Norwegians start decorating their home for Christmas between mid-November and mid-December (mostly the last week of November and the first week of December). 

Decorating homes for Christmas is a big tradition for Norwegian families and they decorate their homes themselves using their cultural minimalist trend.

Christmas Trees

In Norwegian culture, the 23rd of December is when Norwegians decorate the Christmas tree in their homes. Norwegians use Christmas trees to add a touch of freshness to their home.

Some Norwegians buy their Christmas tree from stores while some cut trees from their farm and decorate them beautifully. 

Decorating the Christmas tree is a family affair because all members of the family are always involved.

So, if you want to decorate your home like a Norwegian during Christmas, get a Christmas tree first as that’s the first significant decoration of Christmas.

Doors Decorations

Norwegians use candles, wreaths, trolls Santa Clauses, and elves to decorate their doors and other entrances to their homes on Christmas. This is done to give the entrance and doors a unique and Christmas-like outlook. 

This is especially so if that particular family is expecting guests that day. In areas where there is plenty of snow, a snowball pyramid with a tealight candle can be erected to add to the door design.

Lamps and Lightings 

Norwegian Christmas decorations are normally dominated by lighted stars, candles in a candelabra, or other lamps in the windows and other openings of the homes. So, Norwegians decorate the interior of their homes with various kinds of candles on Christmas. 

Also, outside the homes, they decorate with white blaring lights. Norwegians don’t use colored lights on the houses though some do it’s against Norwegian tradition. Instead of unnecessary flashy lights around the houses, lights are more commonly placed around fir or spruce trees or around bushes in the garden.

Candles

Candles are one of the decors popular in Norwegian homes and Christmas is no exception. You will see all sorts of candles during Christmas. They’re normally placed on coffee tables, window sills, dining tables, kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, and on walls. You will need a lot of candles to give your home that Norwegian Christmas charming look.

Christmas cards and Stockings 

Julekort which is the Norwegian version of Christmas photo cards is extremely popular in Norway. These cards consist of Christmas motives, photos of the family (mostly the children), and a Christmas greeting. Families who receive these cards normally usually display them in the front of their refrigerator, stocking line, dining, or other places as they wish.

Norwegian Flags

Don’t be surprised. Some Norwegians show loyalty to their country by displaying the Norwegian flags in their home during Christmas.

Flowers 

Norwegians use different kinds of flowers and plants will decorate their homes during the Christmas season. They explore floriculture and horticulture to design their homes for Christmas. Flowers like poinsettias, amaryllis, asalea etc. are popular flowers used. 

To design your home in the Norwegian way this Christmas, start by having a big Christmas tree, give it a minimal design, flood your surroundings with beautiful flowers, light candles around your home and get cool light to cover it all.