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Subject:	Re: This dropped out of the papers this weekend...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
Date:	Thu, 9 Dec 1999 07:57:57 GMT
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"G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochogb@eng.auburn.removethis.edu> writes: > How about, say, Denmark? :) In Norway, we always open the presents after the Christmas dinner on the 24th of December, typically around 18-20. (That's 6-8pm.) We normally have to wait until the dishes are done, too, but I have a feeling that this is done to have the kids join in to wash up! I'm not totally sure, of course, but I would think that this applies to Denmark as well. Fredrik

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		Re: This dropped out of the papers this weekend...
(...) In the United States, it seems that most people wait until Christmas morning. I know I always did. It was a matter of forcing yourself to go to sleep at night and trying not to wake up too early, because you knew that your parents wouldn't get (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

		Re: This dropped out of the papers this weekend...
[ I suspect this answer is a few months late, but ... ] Fredrik: (...) In Denmark the general habit (among the ~99% of the population that are protestants) is to open the presents after dinner Christmas eve. I have never encountered a Danish family (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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		Re: This dropped out of the papers this weekend...
(...) Or they forgot an important detail when setting up this gift-opening scene: When are gifts opened? In the US, it's Christmas (25.) morning, while in Germany, it's typically Christmas Eve (i.e. late afternoon to very late evening of the 24.). (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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