Here is a hard to find 1st Edition/1st Print soft cover book titled.. Keeping Christmas: Yuletide traditions in Norway and the new land by Kathleen Stokker with 355 pages - ISBN 0873513908
This book is in glanced at condition with minimal wear to the covers from reading and re-shelving. INSIDE the pages are at least 99% free of any marks, stains or writing.
A fascinating description of Norwegian Christmas folk traditions and their evolution in the U.S., with hundreds of evocative stories, recipes, and photographs. Describes and traces the development of the holiday's folkways from their origins to their practice today.
Key Terms
* Norwegian Americans
* lutefisk
* lefse
* julebukking
* Christmas Eve
* oskorei
* Christmas tree
* nisse
* flatbread
* porridge
* julebord
* Decorah
* Christmas Day
* sylte
* nisser
* head cheese
* December 25
* Norwegian language
* Luther College
* Minnesota