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The Scandinavian Tomte

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TOMTE
In Swedish folklore, the tomte is a solitary house spirit tied to the land of one farm, loyal across generations, but quick to vanish if ever disrespected.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NISSE
In Norway and Denmark, the same small guardian goes by nisse, the two traditions share so much that the names are often used interchangeably today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PORRIDGE
The customary offering was a bowl of rice porridge with a generous pat of butter on top, a humble gift that carried enormous weight in the old Yuletide ritual.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SOLSTICE
The tomte's most important night falls around the winter solstice, the longest darkness of the year, when the boundary between the seen and unseen world felt thinnest.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Scandinavian Tomte

Long before department-store Santas, the farms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark were quietly watched over by the tomte, a small, bearded guardian who lived beneath the floorboards or out in the barn. On Christmas Eve, a family would leave a bowl of porridge, rich with butter, on the doorstep or by the hearth as a thank-you for a year of good fortune. Miss a year, and the little fellow might just tip the milk pail and let the frost in.

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