Julotta
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The Julotta is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 service that is held early on Christmas morning, at 7 a.m in most churches, but in some churches it is celebrated at 10 a.m, or as early as 4 a.m. Earlier most julottas were held at 4 a.m. Julotta means Christmas morn, otta is the time which is slightly before dawn.

It was the most popular service earlier but now the Midnight Mass
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...

 has become more popular. People who hardly visited the church regularly in the rest of the year often visited the julotta but they tend to go to the Midnight Mass or the service of Advent Sunday
Advent Sunday
Advent Sunday is the first day of the liturgical year in the Western Christian churches. It also marks the start of the season of Advent. In the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist churches the celebrant wears violet-coloured or blue vestments on this day, and the first violet or blue...

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External links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_coNTTVS8 Excerpt from a Julotta Service celebrated over 100 years by Swedish immigrants to America.
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