lørdag den 4. januar 2014

Hellig Tre Kongers aften / Three Kings Night


Crowns made of toilet paper rolls
I morgen er det den 5. januar, og den fejrer vi med lidt pynt i form af diverse hjemmelavede kroner. De sættes og hænges rundt om i stuen og minder os om, at den 6. januar er det Hellig Tre Kongers Dag, og dermed er julen slut. Det er lidt en glemt begivenhed, som jeg dog synes er en god måde at markere julens slutning på.

Før i tiden var det almindeligt, at tænde et helligtrekongerlys, et tre-armet stearinlys, men det gør de færreste i dag.. Der var ligeledes fakkeloptog, krybbespil og flere andre måder at fejre helligtrekonger på.
Hos os bruger vi aftenen før til at lave alle mulige slags kroner og hygge os med levende lys og lidt kage. 


Tomorrow is the 5th. of January and that's something that we celebrate by making different kind of crowns. We put them all over our living room to remind us that the 6th. of January marks the end of Christmas. It's kind of a forgotten event, which I, however, do think is a good way to mark the end of Christmas.

In the past it was customary to light a Holy Three Kings light, a three-arm candle, but only few do that today. 

In our home we spend the night before making all kinds of crowns and have a nice evening with candles and a little cake.

10 kommentarer:

  1. Fabulous crones
    hugs Tamara
    they are coming
    are on the way

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  2. Hi Helles! The story is very interesting! And the crowns are very creative!
    Have a great weekend!
    Hugs!!!

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  3. Thanks so much for following my blog! I popped over & had a look around your lovely blog! Tried to follow but can't at present! Will pop back again later! x

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    1. Hi there, Dawn!
      Thanks for stopping by. Have just updated the GFC, so it should be working now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Have a lovely weekend! Helle

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  4. Adorable!!!!!! I've never seen this before. Pinning:) Happy New Year

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  5. Hello! I am so happy to have come across your post at A Stroll Thru Life 198th Inspire Me Tuesday. I have to tell you, my late fiance and I celebrated The Feast of the Three Kings in Madrid on January 6, 2012, and it was 300,000 or more people packed shoulder to shoulder along a miles-long parade route up and down the Paseo de Prado. It was wonderful, but exhausting, because we were standing for 6 hours! In the Orthodox Catholic churches, Christmas is celebrated on January 6th, and thus it is easy to see the connection to the Feast of the Three Kings, because Roman Catholic tradition tells us that three wise men (Kings) visited the Christ Child shortly after he was born, and the brought the gifts of myhrr, gold, and frankincense. Your beautiful hand-made crowns speak so eloquently to that ancient tradition. I just wish more people appreciated it and left their Christmas decorations up until Twelfth Night! Thank you so much for your lovely post.

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  6. Helle, Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful crowns and the story behind it. I love traditions and to see them carried on is wonderful. I'll be featuring you this week at Simple & Sweet Fridays. Have a wonderful weekend and Happy New Year!
    Hugs,
    Jody

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  7. Hi, I saw this featured at Rooted in Thyme. I love it! Happy to be a new follower. I have a link party, Share Your Cup Thursday. It's about sharing the things that make you happy. I'd love if you hopped over and shared a post. It's live now.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  8. I tried to follow on google friend connect. It says can't be found. Wonder if anyone else has had this problem? Hopped over and liked your fb page.
    hugs,
    Jann

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    1. Hi there, Jann,
      Thanks for your nice comments - and cheers for letting med know about the problems with GFC. I didn't know that there was a problem, but thanks to you - I have now been able to solve it.

      Cheers once again - and have a lovely weekend! Thanks for the invite!

      Hugs,
      //Helle

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