Christmas traditions

This year's walk - Farm life, School enrollment, Intermediate level

Christmas traditions Christmas is a time with many traditions. Although there is a big difference between our Christmas and Christmas 'in the old days', there are still many of the old traditions that are also part of our Christmas. Gingerbread, rice pudding, cakes, guests and food in abundance are and were a very important part of Christmas.…

Easter traditions

This year's walk - Farm life, Livestock & useful plants, School enrollment, Food from the field & forest, Intermediate level

Easter traditions Easter week, the last week of Lent, was characterized by silence, seriousness and fear of evil forces. Each day of this week had its own name, and certain customs were associated with it. Maundy Thursday and especially Good Friday were quiet days with a lot of seriousness. No one was allowed to make noise, either at work or at play. The evil…