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Monsterdrönare testas i Dalsland

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And so it's begun 3/3

Pigs have their own space at Nordiska tomtemuseet. For obvious reasons, pigs have long been a vital part of Christmas in this neck of the woods. And what better way to honour your soon-to-be ham than making it part of the décor, right?

Anyway, happy Advent, everyone!

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And so it's begun 2/3

Any time of year, you can visit the highly interesting Nordiska tomtemuseet at Skållerud in the southwest of Sweden. The two knowledgeable founders have collected traditional Christmas decorations. Mainly gnomes, but there's sundry knick-knacks, geegaws and gimcracks from way back when. The visit comes with a tour which leaves you highly enlightened.

Here, for instance, are some fine examples of Italian plaster craft. During the latter part of the 19th century, many Italians came up north peddling plaster decorations. Most prominent were the cats -- growing up, I still heard the occasional "plaster cat" about Italians, and I never knew why until my visit to Nordiska tomtemuseet. As you can see, these gnomes aren't of the typical Nordic house gnome type, but rather an Italian interpretation of the phenomenon. I find them beautiful, more stylish and serene, but again: back in the day they'd seem exotic to us Scandi folk.

#jul #christmas #tomte #gnome #julpynt #christmasdecorations #nordiska_tomtemuseet #skållerud #dalsland #closeup #detail #trio #triptych #sweden #pixelfedsweden