Saint Knut's Day[2] (Swedish: tjugondag jul, lit.'twentieth-day Christmas'; tjugondag Knut, lit.'twentieth-day Knut'; or knutmasso;[3]Finnish: nuutinpäivä, lit.'Knut's Day'), or the Feast of Saint Knut, is a traditional festival celebrated in Sweden and Finland on 13January. It is not celebrated on this date in Denmark (the Knut day was moved in Sweden, not in Denmark[clarification needed]) despite being named for the Danish prince Canute Lavard, and later also associated with his uncle, Canute the Saint, the patron saint of Denmark.[4][5][6]Christmas trees are taken down on tjugondag jul, and the candies and cookies that decorated the tree are eaten. In Sweden, the feast held during this event is called a Knut's party (julgransplundring, literally 'Christmas tree plundering').[7]
Canute Lavard (Knut Levard in Swedish) was a Danish duke who was assassinated by his cousin and rival Magnus Nilsson on 7January 1131 so that Nilsson could usurp the Danish throne.[8][9] In the aftermath of his death there was a civil war, which led to Knut being later declared a saint, and 7January became Knut's Day, a name day.[4]
As his name day roughly coincided with Epiphany (the "thirteenth day of Christmas"), Knut's Day and Epiphany were conflated to some degree. In 1680, Knut's Day was moved to 13 January and became known as tjugondag Knut or tjugondedag jul (the 'twentieth day of Knut/Christmas').[9]
Finlandedit
On nuutinpäivä, a tradition has been observed which is somewhat analogous to the modern Santa Claus, where young men dressed as goats (Finnish: nuuttipukki) would visit houses. Usually the dress was an inverted fur jacket, a leather or birch bark mask, and horns. Unlike Santa Claus, Nuuttipukki was a scary character (cf. Krampus). The men dressed as nuuttipukki wandered from house to house, came in, and typically demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages. Unless Nuuttipukki received a salary from the host, he committed evil deeds.[10] A dialectical proverb from Noormarkku says: Hyvä Tuomas joulun tua, paha Knuuti poijes viä or 'Good [St.] Thomas brings Christmas, evil Knut takes [it] away.'[11]
In Finland the Nuuttipukki tradition is still kept alive in areas of Satakunta, Southwest Finland, Ostrobothnia and very much so on the Åland Islands. However, nowadays the character is usually played by children and now involves a happy encounter.[12]
In Sweden St. Knut's Day marks the end of the Christmas and holiday season. It is celebrated by taking out the Christmas tree and dancing around it. Nowadays, the feast is mainly for children.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abEditors of Chase's (15 November 2021). Chase's Calendar of Events 2022: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 82. ISBN978-1-64143-504-8.
^"St. Knut's Day definition of St. Knut's Day in the Free Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^Karlsson, Kenneth. "Knut Photos". Knutmasso Museum. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^"Nuuttipukin naamari". Nba.fi. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^. Satakunnankansa.fi. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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saint, knut, swedish, tjugondag, twentieth, christmas, tjugondag, knut, twentieth, knut, knutmasso, finnish, nuutinpäivä, knut, feast, saint, knut, traditional, festival, celebrated, sweden, finland, january, celebrated, this, date, denmark, knut, moved, swede. Saint Knut s Day 2 Swedish tjugondag jul lit twentieth day Christmas tjugondag Knut lit twentieth day Knut or knutmasso 3 Finnish nuutinpaiva lit Knut s Day or the Feast of Saint Knut is a traditional festival celebrated in Sweden and Finland on 13 January It is not celebrated on this date in Denmark the Knut day was moved in Sweden not in Denmark clarification needed despite being named for the Danish prince Canute Lavard and later also associated with his uncle Canute the Saint the patron saint of Denmark 4 5 6 Christmas trees are taken down on tjugondag jul and the candies and cookies that decorated the tree are eaten In Sweden the feast held during this event is called a Knut s party julgransplundring literally Christmas tree plundering 7 Saint Knut s DayCanute LavardAlso calledtjugondag jul tjugondag Knut knutmassoObserved bySweden 1 Finland 1 EstoniaDate13 JanuaryFrequencyannual Contents 1 Origins 2 Finland 3 Sweden 4 ReferencesOrigins editCanute Lavard Knut Levard in Swedish was a Danish duke who was assassinated by his cousin and rival Magnus Nilsson on 7 January 1131 so that Nilsson could usurp the Danish throne 8 9 In the aftermath of his death there was a civil war which led to Knut being later declared a saint and 7 January became Knut s Day a name day 4 As his name day roughly coincided with Epiphany the thirteenth day of Christmas Knut s Day and Epiphany were conflated to some degree In 1680 Knut s Day was moved to 13 January and became known as tjugondag Knut or tjugondedag jul the twentieth day of Knut Christmas 9 Finland editOn nuutinpaiva a tradition has been observed which is somewhat analogous to the modern Santa Claus where young men dressed as goats Finnish nuuttipukki would visit houses Usually the dress was an inverted fur jacket a leather or birch bark mask and horns Unlike Santa Claus Nuuttipukki was a scary character cf Krampus The men dressed as nuuttipukki wandered from house to house came in and typically demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages Unless Nuuttipukki received a salary from the host he committed evil deeds 10 A dialectical proverb from Noormarkku says Hyva Tuomas joulun tua paha Knuuti poijes via or Good St Thomas brings Christmas evil Knut takes it away 11 In Finland the Nuuttipukki tradition is still kept alive in areas of Satakunta Southwest Finland Ostrobothnia and very much so on the Aland Islands However nowadays the character is usually played by children and now involves a happy encounter 12 Sweden editMain article Knut s party In Sweden St Knut s Day marks the end of the Christmas and holiday season It is celebrated by taking out the Christmas tree and dancing around it Nowadays the feast is mainly for children 7 References edit a b Editors of Chase s 15 November 2021 Chase s Calendar of Events 2022 The Ultimate Go to Guide for Special Days Weeks and Months Rowman amp Littlefield p 82 ISBN 978 1 64143 504 8 St Knut s Day definition of St Knut s Day in the Free Online Encyclopedia Encyclopedia2 thefreedictionary com Retrieved 13 January 2014 Karlsson Kenneth Knut Photos Knutmasso Museum Retrieved 14 January 2016 a b Tjugondag Knut St Knut s Day www nordiskamuseet se Nordic Museum 2013 02 26 Retrieved 10 January 2016 Henrikson Alf 2013 Svensk Historia Swedish History in Swedish Albert Bonniers Forlag ISBN 978 9100136567 Knut kor julen ut Knut drives out Christmas www firajul nu FiraJul Archived from the original on 8 December 2013 Retrieved 14 January 2016 a b Julgransplundring Rocking around the Christmas Tree Your Living City 3 January 2014 Retrieved 10 January 2016 Bricka Carl Frederik 1897 Dansk Biografisk Lexikon Vol XI Maar Mullner p 45 a b af Klintberg Bengt 2001 Namnen i almanackan The Names of the Calendar in Swedish 1 ed Stockholm Norstedts ordbok ISBN 91 7227 292 9 SELIBR 8372769 YLE Nuutinpaiva korjaa joulun pois in Finnish Nuuttipukin naamari Nba fi 27 September 2012 Retrieved 13 January 2014 Satakunnan Kansa Satakunnankansa fi 13 January 2011 Archived from the original on 13 January 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Knut 27s Day amp oldid 1195293897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
