- Julotta
The "Julotta" is a Swedish service that is held early on Christmas morning, at 7 a.m in most churches, but in some churches it is celebrated at 10 a.m, or as early as 4 a.m. Earlier most julottas were held at 4 a.m. Julotta means Christmas morn, "otta" is the time which is slightly before dawn.
It was the most popular service earlier but now the Midnight Mass has become more popular. People who hardly visited the church regularly in the rest of the year often visited the julotta but they tend to go to the Midnight Mass or the service of
Advent Sunday .External links
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_coNTTVS8] Excerpt from a Julotta Service celebrated over 100 years by Swedish immigrants to America.
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