Photo by shalamov

Gingerbread Christmas decorations are fun to make, beautiful to look at, and a joy to eat! Today I’m having my friends over, we’re going to make a gingerbread house and some hearts to hang in the windows. It’s a bit early, but I want to have some decoration ready since it’s the first sunday of advent tomorrow. In Norway the first sunday of advent marks the beginning of “Christmas preparation time”, what’s the tradition in your country, or in your family?

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Photo by Ruth Black

This image is from photographer JerryL5

In our forum they have a little “game” where they pick each other’s favorite photos. “(…) Pick your favorite picture/illustration from the previous person’s post and put it up. Then the next person will go to your portfolio and pick their fav and so on.” If you want to join you’ll find the post here – to add your favorite go to the end of the thread to post.
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A traditional Christmas dinner image from MonkeyBusiness.

What we eat for Christmas differs from country to country, and many countries also got several traditions. My family always serve “pinnekjøtt”, made of dried sheep ribs. The ribs are cut in small pices, soaked for 24 hours before steaming.  It’s served with potatos and mashed turnip (rutabaga)! We often joke about how simple the food is – but we love it, cause it’s tradition.

What do you and your family eat at Christmas? I bet it’s more fancy than our dinner

Hot chocolate is yummi, but I prefer a good cup of coffee – especially Christmas blend. This coffee image is from leaf.

What do you like best – hot chocolate or coffee?

Family baking gingerbread cookies and preparing for Christmas. The photographer of this great series of images is shalamov.

This image is from photographer DLeonis.

In our forum they have a little “game” where they pick each other’s favorite photos. “(…) Pick your favorite picture/illustration from the previous person’s post and put it up. Then the next person will go to your portfolio and pick their fav and so on.” If you want to join you’ll find the post here – to add your favorite go to the end of the thread to post.

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It’s December, and we begin this month with this traditional gingerbread decoration from photographer MonkeyBusiness.

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A great photo of Christmas dinner by MonkeyBusiness.

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This cozy image of a little girl helping with the Christmas baking comes from photographer bilderbox.

It’s Thanksgiving in the US, and this mouthwatering image of a Thanksgiving dinner’s from hotflash2001.

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