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In Scandinavian #folklore the Tomten sleeps under farmhouse floorboards until #winter; when he wakes to prepare for #Christmas! Cleaning, baking sweets & trimming the #ChristmasTree. All he asks in return, is a bowl of porridge with LOTS of butter #ChristmasEve. #FolkloreThursday
drew a tiny tomten for my winter envelopes, i love him a lot xx
@HETthePumpking Os Nisser também são do folclore da região. São gnomos benfazejos. Nisse é o nome na Dinamarca e Noruega, Tomte é o nome Sueco, Kabouter nos Países Baixos, e na Finlândia é Tomtenisse ou Tonttu
"He was carefully applying a highlight on the carved eye of one last, small toy and then, finally, Nikolas got to his feet. His boots planted firmly in that deep litter of shavings..." https://t.co/RjEt2AOaXu #christmas #tomten #magical #festive
"Come closer and listen well, for I have a #tale to tell. For far longer than even I can remember Father #Christmas has always lived in his warm, sprawling house set close by a vast northern forest." Father Christmas & the #Tomten by Charles Vess | https://t.co/RjEt2AOaXu
"How bright it is tonight! The snow is white and the stars are shining." Today's #FlorisAdventCalendar is from The Tomten and the Fox. But what is a tomten anyway? https://t.co/Vrtp8kYLBi
Lots of our lovely Christmas picture books feature the tomten - but what is a tomte anyway? Visit our blog to find out! https://t.co/RnHhx10fu6
#AstridLindgren's Tomten Tales, illustrated by Harald Wiberg, is a great gift! Get 20% off with discount code ASTRID https://t.co/Wi1YE4hJrL
Astrid Lindgren's career bought to life characters such as the famous Pippi Longstocking & the delightful Tomten.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! (illustration by Kitty Crowther – from ‘Tomten är vaken’, written by Astrid Lindgren)