Slovene Christmas Vocabulary | Learn Slovene with Sandra

[@SandraPotisek]

So... St. Nicholas. Is it a thing or not where you come from?

[@kimberlysaint-jean5152]

Sandra Potisek in France it is not

[@Polarcupcheck]

I'll put my duplicate here. In the USA, St. Nicholas and Santa are treated as the same person. He was even coined the name Kris Kringle by some Germanic people, supposedly.

[@SandraPotisek]

@@Polarcupcheck Ohh, yes, I've heard of Kris Kringle before!

[@Metroida]

We have in the Netherlands! Like you said in the video :) We call him Sinterklaas. But the tradition is slowly changing now, due to racism issues with Black Pete (St Nicholas' helpers). Which I believe is a good thing. I saw the devils that accompany St Nicholas in Slovenia, and damn they are pretty scary! Don't they give children nightmares?

[@SandraPotisek]

@@Metroida They definitely gave me nightmares! We hava a St. Nicholas procession every year and the devils are always there too, of course. They properly freaked me out as a child! To be honest, they probably still would, haha.

[@mariazorko1877]

Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From Canada. Will be watching for you in 2021

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you, Maria! Happy holidays. :)

[@sophielaurenti8846]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you Sophie!

[@FlaBulsara]

Thanks for the vocabulary!! I have a small request or suggestion for the next time, I'd appreciate if the words could stay for more seconds in the screen 😅 Thanks again and enjoy your Christmas hopefully with a good snow!! ✨☃️

[@SandraPotisek]

It’s difficult when you have to do so many one after the other and still want the video to flow nicely! 🙈 That’s why I make a pfd with all the words (English + Slovene translations) written down for every video. Link in description. 🤗

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Yeah, they should be shown on the screen for as long as the talk about each one lasts, like, 5 to 15 seconds - not everyone uses PDF, and it’s way easier to just watch the videos!

[@irisdivinagracia9357]

❤️❤️

[@susicute1802]

Thank you for this and all your Learn Slovene on YT, I have them on repeat😁 just perhaps maybe😬 a tiny bit slower or say the words in normal speed and then say them slower?🙏🏼 as a beginner I find it so useful to have a new word repeated once again. But if not possible, will just repeat and rewind⭐️

[@Polarcupcheck]

Some of those ideas are very new to me. Slovenes seemed to be a little different with the holiday, but now it is clear. I am from the U.S. Growing up in the 1980's, Christmas parties were usually held at some point up to Christmas Eve. The idea was that Santa Claus came to your home around midnight or so, and most people opened gifts on Christmas Day, in the morning. Most people who did gifts had a Christmas tree. The other tradition was hanging stockings, and those would be stuffed with smaller gifts. The only mythical figures were Santa Claus (essentially St. Nicholas) and his elves (who made the toys). All of whom existed in the North Pole. This was typical, but my family would open up gifts on Christmas eve after midnight. We did it like, Santa is coming, time to hide. They had a friend bring in the gifts to make it realistic. haha The best moment was the year they had a friend come in who could do the voice well. I am in a bedroom with my grandmother, and he knocks on the door and says "hoho, let me in," which had me scared. It is interesting, because most kids just wake up and see the gifts, or hear a jingle. Never hear a voice, or have a close encounter. And you have to understand, I was never trusting of "Mall Santas." It was a crazy prank, but fun. As for foods, alot of it is very similar to what we have on Thanksgiving. Like Turkeys, hams, etc. Holiday mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and Brazil nuts) are common. Some go further and buy chestnuts. Hence, the song "Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire." As for treats and baked goods, we really don't have that signature thing like a potica (which I made last year. lol). Fruitcakes were a common tradition that people got sick of and made jokes about. Italian rainbow cookies/rainbow cake are a holiday associated baked good, but few make them. The most commonly sold baked goods are sugar cookies with Christmas decorations on them. However, you will find imported things like Danish butter cookies, pandoras, and chocolates from Europe. This year, I am going to make canolis for the first time. For drinks, eggnog is sold on the shelves in late November. It seems to be the most popular drink. As for pop culture and festivities: Where I am, they usually light up a large tree, somewhere. The most widely known is the Rockefeller Center tree. They have a 100 foot artificial in Delray Beach, which is a lame replacement for the real 31+ meter tree we did in the 1980's at the National Enquirer, which held the world record at the time. I lived 30 miles from it, and saw it regularly.This was 1985; a 128 foot tree. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXi2fmWneLaLetE Sadly, America isn't like this anymore.

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you for sharing your Christmas traditions! I really enjoyed reading this. ☺️ The Santa Clause story is funny! A few years ago my parents sent Dedek Mraz to our house as a joke for my sister (she’s already an adult). Unfortunately, I was living in London at the time and missed it. 😂

[@Polarcupcheck]

@@SandraPotisek I heard of "Old Man Winter" as an idea, but never as an actual figure like Dedek Mraz. Apparently, its claimed that it pre-dates Christianity, and is unique to Slavic nations. That must have had a different feel to it.

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

I am totally non religious. Having Christmas lunch at Fred the dog's, (sister's) unit on boxing Day.

[@jamesebola1250]

I don't like it when people wish me a "Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year". I don't like the pressure...

[@SandraPotisek]

😂😂

[@patrick.771]

How do you call the "devils"" that are going with Miklavž? In German we call them Krampus. And is there also a "christ child" which brings the presents in some of the northern parts in Slovenia or is it santa only? :)

[@SandraPotisek]

We call them parklji. And no, we only have Santa. :)

[@patrick.771]

@@SandraPotisek thanks! :)