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Tveir á Báti
''Tveir á báti'' (English: lit. ''Two on a Boat'', play of words lost in translation) is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1992. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendars. It was written by Kristín Atladóttir, an assistant producer at Sjónvarpið at the time. The show follows Séra Jón, played by Gísli Halldórsson, who gets stranded in the middle of the ocean in early December after his boat runs out of fuel, and his encounters with an anthropomorphic polar bear, played by Kjartan Bjargmundsson. Among other players is Steinn Ármann Magnússon. ''Tveir á báti'' was rerun on Sjónvarpið in December 2000. A physical advent calendar containing leads to each episode's plot was published in conjunction with the initial airing of the series. Premise Séra Jón is a composer, bell-ringer and seaman from the small village of Stóra-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advent Calendar
An Advent calendar, from the German word ''Adventskalender'', is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of Advent. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries, and has since then spread to other Christian denominations. Design and use Traditional Advent calendars feature the manger scene, Saint Nicholas and winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology. They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items. Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with flaps (variously referred to as doors or wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |