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Who brings the gifts (jakubmarian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Translating "julemanden" as "Christmas man" just feels wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

You could say "Yule man" instead, but it means the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Well not exactly. Yule and similar words are used as the word for Christmas in Scandinavian languages but it used to refer to a non-christian tradition. Scandinavian countries are generally not very religious and I personally don't like the association of yule with christianity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Came here to point out that "jul" isn't exactly Christmas. It feels weird seeing "julenisse" be translated as "Christmas gnome" knowing the mythos behind the ~~little pyromaniac shitter~~ little buddy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

i'd say it is christmas, but anglophone christmas is how it acts on stream, while yule is when it puts on sweatpants and relaxes.

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