Come to a festive opening of our brand new Christmas exhibition at Sorø Museum – 'Ready for Christmas?'. Dive into stories about Christmas food and traditions from all over West Zealand – are you ready for Christmas?
Admission is free, and rice porridge and hot blackcurrant juice will be sold.
Ready for Christmas? – a Christmas experience for the whole family
In the exhibition 'Ready for Christmas' The whole family can explore Christmas food, gifts, beliefs and Christmas cheer through time - with stories and traditions from all over West Zealand. Ready for Christmas is an atmospheric family experience with stories, games and creative activities.
Turn on the lucky CHRISTMAS and find out, Where in history are you going to celebrate Christmas?Along the way, you'll find out what you'd get to eat, what gifts awaited, how to have fun – and what to do to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
But are you really ready for Christmas?
Do you remember the cows' teeth?
In the Slagelse region, the cattle's teeth had to be rubbed with soot and salt on Christmas morning so that the trolls wouldn't harm them.
Has the laundry arrived?
In the Tissø area, the laundry had to be dry and put away before Christmas. Otherwise, it could portend misfortune.
Have you protected the beer from witchcraft?
In Halleby, two straws were placed crosswise during beer brewing so that the Christmas beer would not be "spoiled".
Do you have your sewing needles ready?
On Christmas Eve at dusk, the farm boy would go out and place a sewing needle in each corner of the field. This was done in Asnæs.
Come through the CHRISTMAS portal – and find out if you are ready for Christmas.
The exhibition 'Ready for Christmas' is open throughout December during opening hours.
Note: Danish only