Christmas cracker
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Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and typically contain a small gift, paper hat and a joke. They are part of Christmas celebrations in the U
Christmas crackers
Dinner party guests pull a cracker
Catalogue for Tom Smith's Christmas Novelties from 1911
Norman Rockwell (1919)
Knut's party
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A Knut's party or Knut's dance is a tradition in Sweden on Saint Knut's Day, which marks the end of the Christmas and holiday season, which includes Advent Sunday, Saint Lucy's Day, Christmas, New Yea
Christmas cracker
…to date back to Roman times and the Saturnalia celebrations, which also involved decorative headgear. Christmas crackers are also associated with Knut's parties, held in Sweden at the end of the Christmas season. Author and historian John Julius Norwich (Viscount Norwich) was known for sending his family and…
Knut's dance or Dancing out Christmas, by Swedish artist Hugo Hamilton (1802–1871)
A Swedish "fishing pond" for children is used on many occasions, here on Midsummer's eve.