Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-346) and index.
Contents:
11. From stagnation to revival : weathering the twentieth century. 1. Roman and Viking roots : how the Norwegian Christmas began -- 2. Advent : preparing the way -- 3. Christmas Eve : the focus of the feast -- 4. Christmas Day and romjul : taking time for family and friends -- 5. From New Year's Eve to Epiphany : new beginnings as Christmas ends -- pt. 2. The Norwegian American Christmas -- 6. Pioneers : Christmas on the prairie, 1850-1900 -- 7. The new American Christmas : twentieth-century changes -- 8. Jul i vesterheimen : mirroring the Norwegian American experience -- 9. Julebukking : Christmas masquerading Norwegian style -- 10. Lutefisk, lefse, rømmergrøot : the culinary emblems of ethnicity -- 11. From stagnation to revival : weathering the twentieth century.
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