Juleboking

By Bill Thomas

Published September 22, 2021 at 4:24 PM CDT

A Scandinavian Christmas tradition.

The Scandinavian masquerading tradition of Juleboking is recounted by a 101-year-old woman who grew up on a farm near the small farming community of Kloten, ND.

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