They are nice. They care for you.

They asked for nothing in return.

Well, not nothing, but just so little…

On Christmas Eve, please don’t forget

A plate of porridge by the fire,

A silent thank you,

A quiet time…

Otherwise, you will awake

To find yourself in a hard spot

For all the caring is now hate.

Tomte,

A representative of Swedish folklore, the Tomte is a well-known character in Scandinavia. They’re small, about the size of a seven-year-old child, have long grey snowy beards and old wrinkled faces.

Tomtes like to wear grey clothes and pointy red hats. Their favorite places to live are haylofts and barns, from where the...

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