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Danish Christmas returns to the Petersen House
TEMPE, Ariz. – A Danish Christmas returns from Dec. 1 through Jan. 5 at the
Petersen House Museum, 1414 W. Southern Ave. (Northwest corner of Priest
Drive and Southern Avenue.) Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
Annette Andersen, of Kimballton, Iowa, will demonstrate how the Danish do
“papirklip,” translated as paper cuttings from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
The House’s holiday decorations interpret the Danish Christmas Story,
“Peter’s Christmas,” a story by J. Krohn about a young boy’s Christmas in
Denmark in the late 1800s. It was written about the time Niels Petersen, for
whom the Petersen House is named, immigrated to the United States.
The event is brought to Tempe by the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elkhorn,
Iowa, and the Tempe Historical Museum.
Hours:
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23 with Peter’s Christmas Story Time
at 1:30 p.m. (light refreshments available)
Tours: Tour reservations will be taken for groups of more than 10 people on
Tuesdays thru Thursdays and Saturdays. Sundays will be open house.
Information:
Tempe Historical Museum, http://www.tempe.gov/museum/
<http://www.tempe.gov/museum/>
Petersen House, http://www.tempe.gov/petersenhouse/
<http://www.tempe.gov/petersenhouse/>
Danish Immigrant Museum, http://dkmuseum.org/ <http://dkmuseum.org/>