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\u00cd Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 er a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld<\/a> miki\u00f0 m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 er dagurinn \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldur safnast saman til a\u00f0 fagna, skiptast \u00e1 gj\u00f6fum og bor\u00f0a miki\u00f0 af mat. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a j\u00f3lunum \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri, h\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld<\/a>.<\/p>\n J\u00f3lah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in er h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0art\u00edmi sem \u00e1 uppruna sinn \u00ed hei\u00f0num h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um mi\u00f0vetrar. Mi\u00f0vetur var t\u00edmi \u00feegar myrkur vetrarins var sem mestur og f\u00f3lk fagna\u00f0i me\u00f0 drykkjum og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um til a\u00f0 hei\u00f0ra gu\u00f0ina. Einn sl\u00edkur gu\u00f0 var J\u00f3lnir sem tengdist j\u00f3lunum.<\/p>\n \u00deegar kristnin kom til Nor\u00f0urlandanna voru fornnorr\u00e6nar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir \u201eforkristnar\u201c; Kristnar hef\u00f0ir voru teknar inn \u00ed j\u00f3lahaldi\u00f0 og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in sj\u00e1lf f\u00e6r\u00f0 til 24.-25. desember (\u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndunum til forna st\u00f3\u00f0 j\u00f3lahaldi\u00f0 \u00ed lengri t\u00edma en \u00fea\u00f0, \u00fear sem j\u00f3lin voru b\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00e1nu\u00f0ur og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 haldin \u00e1 dimmasti t\u00edmi \u00e1rsins). Hins vegar var nafninu "jul" haldi\u00f0 eftir \u00e1 s\u00e6nsku og v\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0rum tungum\u00e1lum f\u00e9kk or\u00f0i\u00f0 kristna merkingu, til d\u00e6mis \u00e1 ensku \u201eChristmas\u201c (messur Krists) og \u00fe\u00fdsku \u201eWeihnacht\u201c (heil\u00f6g n\u00f3tt).<\/p>\n 24 er haldi\u00f0 upp \u00e1 daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur J\u00f3ladagur<\/a>, \u00feegar kristnir menn halda jafnan upp \u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingu Jes\u00fa. \u00cd m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum, t.d. \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, \u00cdtal\u00edu og \u00cdrlandi eru j\u00f3lin hins vegar ekki haldin me\u00f0 \u00f6llum j\u00f3lamatnum og \u00f6llum j\u00f3lagj\u00f6funum nema \u00feau sj\u00e1lf J\u00f3ladagur<\/a>. J\u00f3lin hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e6 minna tr\u00faarleg \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmanum og margir um allan heim halda j\u00f3l \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera hvorki tr\u00faa\u00f0ir n\u00e9 kristnir hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n J\u00f3lagj\u00f6f er gj\u00f6f sem er gefin a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld<\/a> e\u00f0a J\u00f3ladagur<\/a>. Margir telja a\u00f0 j\u00f3lagjafir eigi uppruna sinn \u00ed R\u00f3maveldi \u00fear sem \u00e1 Saturnalia h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni g\u00e1fu f\u00f3lk hvert \u00f6\u00f0ru gjafir eins og bakkelsi, skartgripi og kerti (til a\u00f0 fagna endurkomu lj\u00f3ss og s\u00f3lar). B\u00f6rnin fengu litlar d\u00fakkur \u00far leir.<\/p>\n Kristni innlima\u00f0i \u00feessar r\u00f3mversku hef\u00f0ir inn \u00ed s\u00edna eigin h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 um mi\u00f0vetur og einbeitti s\u00e9r \u00ed sta\u00f0inn a\u00f0 gj\u00f6fum til a\u00f0 minnast gjafanna sem vitringarnir \u00fer\u00edr g\u00e1fu Jes\u00fabarninu. Af hverju f\u00e6r\u00f0u j\u00f3lagjafir? a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld<\/a>? Ein kenningin er s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur fyrr hafi veri\u00f0 algengt a\u00f0 einhver banka\u00f0i \u00e1 glugga e\u00f0a hur\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00fasi, henti pakka og hlj\u00f3p svo \u00ed burtu. Klappi\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir nafninu Julklapp.<\/p>\n \u00cd n\u00fat\u00edmanum skiptast f\u00f3lk \u00e1 gj\u00f6fum \u00e1 marga mismunandi vegu. \u00dea\u00f0 er liti\u00f0 \u00e1 gjafir sem lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tengjast fj\u00f6lskyldu og vinum og s\u00fdna \u00feeim \u00e1st og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti. J\u00f3lagjafirnar geta veri\u00f0 af \u00f6llum st\u00e6r\u00f0um og ger\u00f0um \u2013 allt fr\u00e1 litlum heimatilb\u00fanum gj\u00f6fum til d\u00fdrra hluta sem keyptir eru \u00e1 netinu e\u00f0a \u00ed g\u00f6tunni. Sama hver gj\u00f6fin er - h\u00fan mun \u00f6rugglega setja bros \u00e1 andlit vi\u00f0takandans! \u00d3h\u00e1\u00f0 gj\u00f6finni eru j\u00f3lin t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 deila \u00e1st og fagna. \u00dea\u00f0 er t\u00edmi gle\u00f0i og velvildar sem er a\u00f0 finna \u00ed hverju horni heimsins.<\/p>\n Hugmyndin um j\u00f3lasveininn hefur veri\u00f0 vins\u00e6ll hluti af j\u00f3lafr\u00edinu \u00ed margar aldir. Saga j\u00f3lasveinsins n\u00e6r l\u00edklega aftur til 4. aldar \u00feegar heilagur Nikul\u00e1s, biskup \u00ed n\u00faverandi Tyrklandi, var\u00f0 fr\u00e6gur fyrir rausnarlegar gjafir til f\u00e1t\u00e6kra og \u00feurfandi. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0ust \u00fatg\u00e1fur af j\u00f3lasveininum b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed kristnum og veraldlegum hef\u00f0um. Snemma \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld skrifa\u00f0i Clement Moore eina fr\u00e6gustu s\u00f6guna um j\u00f3lasveininn sem keyrir sle\u00f0a dreginn af \u00e1tta hreind\u00fdrum. \u00deessi \u00fatg\u00e1fa er enn miki\u00f0 r\u00e6dd \u00ed dag og inniheldur b\u00e6\u00f0i tr\u00faarlega og \u00f3tr\u00faarlega \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed s\u00f6gunni. Eins og menning okkar heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast, mun skynjun okkar \u00e1 j\u00f3lasveininum l\u00edka, en sta\u00f0ur hans sem t\u00e1knmynd um gjafmildi \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum er enn r\u00f3tgr\u00f3inn \u00ed sameiginlegri s\u00f6gu okkar og menningu.<\/p>\n J\u00f3lasveinninn er go\u00f0sagnakennd pers\u00f3na sem er \u00feekkt fyrir a\u00f0 gle\u00f0ja b\u00f6rn um allan heim um hver j\u00f3l. Go\u00f0s\u00f6gnin um j\u00f3lasveininn n\u00e6r nokkrum \u00f6ldum aftur \u00ed t\u00edmann til Evr\u00f3pu, \u00fear sem tali\u00f0 var a\u00f0 gamall ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 nafni j\u00f3lasveinn myndi afhenda g\u00f3\u00f0u b\u00f6rnunum gjafir og \u00f3\u00feekku b\u00f6rnunum kol. \u00cd dag b\u00fdr j\u00f3lasveinninn \u00e1 nor\u00f0urp\u00f3lnum me\u00f0 hreind\u00fdrin s\u00edn og her \u00e1lfa sem sinna verkst\u00e6\u00f0inu hans. J\u00f3lasveinninn starfar \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt \u00ed dag og hann ger\u00f0i fyrir hundru\u00f0um \u00e1ra, en me\u00f0 nokkrum breytingum: J\u00f3lasveinninn getur n\u00fa nota\u00f0 t\u00e6kni eins og t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st og s\u00edma, auk h\u00e1t\u00e6knisle\u00f0a dregna af \u00e1tta flj\u00fagandi hreind\u00fdrum! J\u00f3lasveinninn f\u00e6r l\u00edka n\u00e6ga hj\u00e1lp fr\u00e1 \u00e1lfunum sem b\u00faa til leikf\u00f6ng sem j\u00f3lasveinninn pakkar \u00ed st\u00f3ra sekki og afhendir J\u00f3ladagur.<\/a> J\u00f3lasveinninn er \u00e1sts\u00e6ll pers\u00f3na vegna \u00e6tlunar sinnar a\u00f0 dreifa gle\u00f0i yfir \u00e1ri\u00f0 - en sama hversu t\u00e6knilega \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 samf\u00e9lag okkar ver\u00f0ur, munu b\u00f6rn alltaf tr\u00faa \u00e1 j\u00f3lasveininn og b\u00ed\u00f0a J\u00f3ladagur<\/a> me\u00f0 spennu.<\/p>\n Megi j\u00f3lin \u00fe\u00edn vera gle\u00f0ileg og bj\u00f6rt! Nj\u00f3ttu anda t\u00edmabilsins og vertu viss um a\u00f0 deila \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 \u00feeim sem eru \u00ed kringum \u00feig. Vi\u00f0 \u00f3skum ykkur \u00f6llum gle\u00f0ilegra, \u00f6ruggra og eftirminnilegra j\u00f3la! Gle\u00f0ileg j\u00f3l!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00cd Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 er a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld miki\u00f0 m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 er dagurinn \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldur safnast saman til a\u00f0 fagna, skiptast \u00e1 gj\u00f6fum og bor\u00f0a miki\u00f0 af mat. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a j\u00f3lunum \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri, h\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um a\u00f0fangadagskv\u00f6ld. J\u00f3lah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in er h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0art\u00edmi sem \u00e1 uppruna sinn \u00ed\u2026<\/p>\n![\"j\u00f3lasveinn\"](\"https:\/\/xn--arbetsdagarperr-ulb.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jultomten-300x265.jpg\")
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