Christmas party in the forest

 Merry Christmas. Illustration by  by Geta Belogolvskaya, Russian

Sent by Ana on Dec 20, 2010 from Australia

Red apple sorbet 

Design by Delicious Postcards

Painting by Watercolor Nomads

Sent by Beatrijs on 18 Dec, 2022  from Utrecht, Netherlands 

Christmas tree

Merry Christmas

Sent by Ysena from Varna, Bulgaria

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

Sent by Iwana from Zabrze, Poland

Happy New Year 

Sent by Valya from Magilev, Belarus

 

Christmas Tree

DE-987520

Received on 19 Dec, 2020

Sent by Nicole (Eifel, Germany)

RU-7012168

Received on 28 Jan, 2019

Sent by Daria ( Mezhdurechensk, Russia)

DE-10834748

Received on 6 Sep, 2021

Sent by Mimi ( Izehoe, Germany )

FB-swap 2018

Christmas Greetings from Turku, Finland

The Christmas tree of Turku Cathedral is a popular landmark during Christmas time, and many people attend the annual event of lighting up the tree’s lights.The lights on the tree will be lit on the last weekend of November. The tree will shine its light throughout the christmas time.

Received on Dec 2018

Sent by Silja (Aura, Finland)

 

Merry Christmas from Singapore

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 9,465 km

2015 received from Vivian in Singapore

Merry Christmas from Poland

 travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,225 km

received 2015 from Lidka in Wolsztyn

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,361 km

2014 received from Iwona in Katowice

Merry Christmas from France

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 2,089 km

received on 29 Oct, 2014 

sent by Nadine, France

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,795 km

received on 4 Dec, 2015 

sent by Marie, Strasbourg, France

Merry Christmas from Bulgaria

travel time 31 days

distance travelled 2,186 km

2014 sent by Yasena, Bulgaria

Merry Christmas from Belgium

Illustration by a 4-year old child
2nd kindergarten - Asper, Belgium
Municipal primary school "The Four-clover"

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 1,692 km
2016 sent by Kimberley, Belgium

2015 Private swap from Mieke in Antwerpen
Illustration Susan Wheeler

Advent Calendar Day 21. - Christmas Tree

Illustration Martta Wendelin

The Christmas tree is brought home on December 24 at the latest. A star is placed at the top of the tree and the branches are adorned with sweets, elves, stars and apples, the latter relating to Adam and Eve: In the Finnish calendar, Christmas Eve is the name day of both Adam and Eve. The rural gentry and wealthy townsfolk began to adopt Christmas trees in the 1820s. 

Illustration Carl Larsson 

Illustration Jenny Nyström

Illustration Rudolf Koivu