20:
32:
77:
receiving them attempt to identify who is under the disguise. In one version of
Julebukking, people go from door to door singing Christmas songs. After they have sung, they are usually awarded with candy. Another tradition requires that at least one person from the visited household join the band of
124:
became one of the oldest
Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbols and traditions. In Scandinavia, the figure of the Yule Goat remains a common Christmas ornament. It is often made out of straw, has a red ribbon around its neck, and is found under the Christmas tree.
128:
German and
Scandinavian immigrants brought this tradition to America. Though the practice of Julebukking may be dying out in Europe, it can still be observed on occasion in rural communities in America with large populations of people of
345:
89:. Offering people holiday treats and something to drink is customary. Once identities are known and the food is eaten, the Julebukkers continue to the next home.
221:
251:
424:
117:
holiday, they would disguise their appearance by dressing in a goatskin and go from house to house carrying a goat head.
429:
327:
404:
419:
97:
The earliest form of
Julebukking was a pre-Christian pagan ritual. The tradition of the Yule goat (
40:
267:
309:
85:
trick-or-treating. Julebukkers will often disguise their voices and body language to further the
59:
279:
120:
Christian missionaries modified the tradition and divorced its meaning from
Paganism. The
8:
142:
245:
134:
400:
138:
106:
66:
146:
331:
255:
368:
294:
321:
413:
234:
Vernon county museum notes: Julebukking a tradition in
Norwegian communities
74:
163:
233:
130:
168:
158:
121:
113:, the god who traveled in his chariot drawn by two goats. During the
86:
82:
81:
In certain aspects, the custom resembled the modern-day tradition of
55:
24:
19:
191:
173:
31:
102:
114:
110:
206:
78:Julebukkers and continue to the next household.
411:
268:Local julebukkers keep Norwegian tradition alive
310:Burning the Christmas Goat by Alaska Dispatch
145:. The tradition previously existed in all the
343:
101:) is commonly believed to have originated in
323:Julebukking, also known as Christmas fooling
69:, people wearing face masks and costumes (
395:Rossel, Sven H.; Elbrönd-Bek, Bo (1996)
367:Noraker, Anne Marit; BrÄten, Ole Aastad.
366:
195:(Dictionary of American Regional English)
399:(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press)
30:
18:
298:(Christmas Traditions Around the World)
412:
344:Howard Sherpe (December 30, 2014).
13:
389:
14:
441:
346:"Julebukking: A Dying Tradition"
222:Julebukking or Christmas Fooling
16:Scandinavian Christmas tradition
360:
337:
315:
73:) would go door to door, where
303:
288:
273:
261:
239:
227:
215:
200:
185:
1:
179:
7:
425:Nordic Christmas traditions
285:Retrieved 14 November 2012
258:Retrieved 14 November 2013
212:Retrieved 14 November 2012
197:Retrieved 14 November 2012
152:
10:
446:
430:Norwegian-American culture
348:. Jackson County Chronicle
334:Retrieved 14 November 2012
300:Retrieved 14 November 2012
92:
397:Christmas in Scandinavia
312:Retrieved 5 August 2013
283:(About My Little Norway)
270:Retrieved 5 August 2013
236:Retrieved 5 August 2013
224:Retrieved 5 August 2013
210:(Store norske leksikon)
369:"Julebukk og julegeit"
65:Between Christmas and
44:
28:
420:Scandinavian folklore
34:
22:
133:descent, such as in
296:Christmas in Norway
143:Rushford, Minnesota
330:2006-10-30 at the
254:2010-12-08 at the
135:Petersburg, Alaska
45:
29:
139:Ketchikan, Alaska
105:, at a time when
437:
384:
383:
381:
379:
364:
358:
357:
355:
353:
341:
335:
319:
313:
307:
301:
292:
286:
277:
271:
265:
259:
243:
237:
231:
225:
219:
213:
204:
198:
189:
445:
444:
440:
439:
438:
436:
435:
434:
410:
409:
392:
390:Related Reading
387:
377:
375:
365:
361:
351:
349:
342:
338:
332:Wayback Machine
325:(Hendricks, MN)
320:
316:
308:
304:
293:
289:
278:
274:
266:
262:
256:Wayback Machine
244:
240:
232:
228:
220:
216:
205:
201:
190:
186:
182:
155:
95:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
443:
433:
432:
427:
422:
408:
407:
391:
388:
386:
385:
359:
336:
314:
302:
287:
272:
260:
238:
226:
214:
199:
183:
181:
178:
177:
176:
171:
166:
161:
154:
151:
94:
91:
67:New Year's Day
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
442:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
418:
417:
415:
406:
405:0-8032-3907-6
402:
398:
394:
393:
374:
370:
363:
347:
340:
333:
329:
326:
324:
318:
311:
306:
299:
297:
291:
284:
282:
276:
269:
264:
257:
253:
250:
248:
242:
235:
230:
223:
218:
211:
209:
203:
196:
194:
188:
184:
175:
172:
170:
167:
165:
162:
160:
157:
156:
150:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
126:
123:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
90:
88:
84:
79:
76:
72:
68:
63:
61:
58:tradition of
57:
53:
49:
42:
37:
33:
26:
21:
396:
376:. Retrieved
373:Valdresmusea
372:
362:
350:. Retrieved
339:
322:
317:
305:
295:
290:
280:
275:
263:
246:
241:
229:
217:
207:
202:
192:
187:
164:Mummers Play
131:Scandinavian
127:
119:
98:
96:
80:
70:
64:
60:Scandinavian
51:
47:
46:
35:
249:(Juleleker)
71:Julebukkers
52:GĂ„ julebukk
48:Julebukking
414:Categories
352:October 8,
180:References
169:Wassailing
109:worshiped
87:masquerade
41:John Bauer
27:ornaments.
23:Christmas
159:Yule goat
122:Yule Goat
83:Halloween
75:neighbors
62:origin.
56:Christmas
36:Julbocken
25:Yule Goat
328:Archived
281:Julebukk
252:Archived
247:Julebukk
193:Julebukk
174:Polaznik
153:See also
99:Julebukk
147:Nordics
93:History
54:) is a
403:
378:3 July
107:pagans
103:Norway
43:(1912)
401:ISBN
380:2023
354:2015
141:and
115:Yule
111:Thor
208:Jul
39:by
416::
371:.
149:.
137:,
382:.
356:.
50:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
