What is "julebord"

Julebord is a Scandinavian feast or banquet in the days before Christmas in December and partly November where there is served traditional Christmas food and alcoholic beverages, often in the form of a buffet. The Julebord is organized by employers or organizations and others for the employees or members. Originally, the Julebord belonged to Christmas itself, i.e. the period from Christmas Day and onwards.

Many Julebords are characterized by large amounts of food and drink, both traditional and new, hot and cold dishes. There is often lively partying and the party can be an important social meeting place for colleagues. Julebords are a popular tradition that creates high season for the restaurant industry, the taxi industry and ferry companies Fjord Line, Stena Line, DFDS, Hurtigruten and Color Line during these months. The Norwegian revelers spends billions of Kroner on food and beverages alone during this period.