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name is Tony Johansen. I am an artist. I like art and science and
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world and beyond. I love the Internet for giving me access to so much.
I am like a sponge for wondrous things or things that make me wonder. This site is really just a
scrapbook. Being on the web, however, means being able to share the
treasures I find. That's me, Tony Johansen, artist who likes to share
my excitement of being alive.




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    Ever wondered about the origins of the word Yule which we use at Christmas? It is a Viking word for a festival that was mostly about drinking.In the 10th century King Haaken moved the Jule celebration to December 25th to Christianize it as it was too popular to just ban it. Thus words like Yuletide came to be associated with Christmas and their original meaning is largely forgotten. Norway early developed a tradition of an elf who made toys for children called Julenissen. He had a network of helpers all over Norway and at Jule time they would give gifts to children. He rode a sled pulled by a horse through the snow. This image is of the traditional Julenissen by his sled. The name Julenissen is thought to be derived from a combination of Yule and St. NicolasThe Norwegian Julenissen, the German Saint Nicolas, the English Father Christmas, and American capitalism each made contributions to the modern ideas of Santa Claus and during the 20th century Julenissen has become almost indistinguishable from the large red man of modern popular culture. BTW the official postal address for Santa Claus is Julenissen, P.O. Box 200, 1441 Drøbak, Norway.

    Ever wondered about the origins of the word Yule which we use at Christmas? It is a Viking word for a festival that was mostly about drinking.In the 10th century King Haaken moved the Jule celebration to December 25th to Christianize it as it was too popular to just ban it. Thus words like Yuletide came to be associated with Christmas and their original meaning is largely forgotten. Norway early developed a tradition of an elf who made toys for children called Julenissen. He had a network of helpers all over Norway and at Jule time they would give gifts to children. He rode a sled pulled by a horse through the snow. This image is of the traditional Julenissen by his sled. The name Julenissen is thought to be derived from a combination of Yule and St. Nicolas

    The Norwegian Julenissen, the German Saint Nicolas, the English Father Christmas, and American capitalism each made contributions to the modern ideas of Santa Claus and during the 20th century Julenissen has become almost indistinguishable from the large red man of modern popular culture. BTW the official postal address for Santa Claus is Julenissen, P.O. Box 200, 1441 Drøbak, Norway.