CHRISTMAS IN GREENLAND

COMMON GIFTS

• Polished walrus tusks
• Model sleds
• Sealskin mitts

Christmas trees in greenland
Are imported from Denmark because they don't grow in Greenland . They often decorate their trees with ornaments and candles. If you don't get an imported you can decorate a price of drift Wood.

WEIRD CHRISTMAS FOODS

• Mattock - whale skin with a strip of blubber inside
• kiviak - raw flesh of little auks (a type of arctic bird) which have been buried in sealskin for several months until they have decomposed a bit.
• suaasat - which is a soup/stew that is made of barbecued caribou and fish either as raw or cooked

SANTA IN GREENLAND

• Greenland claims to be the place where Santa goes for his summer vacations! He is said to have a home in the north, near the town of Uummannaq!