NaBloPoMo 2021.19 the Norwegian Seamens Church Holiday Fair

We kicked off the evening over at the Norwegian Seamen's Church. Right now, it's their holiday fair. In case you are wondering what's on offer at the jule marknad, it's mainly knit goods, candy and Christmas trolls made out of organic materials such as reeds and sheep pelts.

We bought dish cloths because I love this kind of dish cloth. They're Swedish of course but none of the Norwegians seemed perturbed by this thematic inconsistency. Or cultural approbation if you want to go over the top.

Bente pointed out a sweater similar to one that her mother had knitted her. It had trim that was red with some designs woven into it. It's not a Christmas sweater. It's a regular old sweater in Norway. I don't tell Bente, but it does have a little bit of Christmas flair. And it's being sold at a Christmas market, so there's also that.

Bente wore this sweater to work one time mid-February and someone from Long Island told her it was a nice Christmas sweater. 

Super Norwegian Not-Christmas Sweater.
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You could certainly take this the wrong way. It was February. Even if the sweater does have a bit of Christmas cheer tucked into its pockets, this move seems right off one of those passive aggressive post-it notes.

Obviously, Bente took the Christmas sweater comment the wrong way.

Then again, there's those year round Christmas shoppes so maybe it's slightly less passive aggressive and/or xenophobic than it might have been before those stores starting popping up all over the place.