held during November and January as well. The family , however, are normally held on Christmas Day and/or the Second day of Christmas (December 26). Another more recent Danish tradition is the concept of television , special Christmas-themed, advent calendar-type television programmes with a daily episode shown on each of the first 24 days of December, thus culminating on . Several television stations produce their own, most, but not all of which are targeted at child viewers. Some of the television advent calendars become extremely popular and go on to be reprised in subsequent years. In Denmark, Santa Claus is known as (literally 'the Yule Man') and is said to arrive in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, with presents for the children. He is assisted with his Yuletide chores by elves known as (or simply ), who are traditionally believed to live in attics, barns or similar places. In some traditions, to maintain the favour and protection of these , children leave out saucers of milk or rice pudding or other treats for them and are delighted to find the food gone on Christmas morning. Estonia In the weeks preceding Christmas or , children place a slipper in their windows and receive a piece of candy or some other sweets from visiting elves (). Estonians celebrate Christmas on December 24, which is referred to as ('Christmas Saturday') and is by act of Parliament a public holiday in Estonia. Each year on this day, the President of Estonia declares the Christmas Peace and attends a Christmas service. The tradition was initiated by the order of Queen Christina of Sweden in the 17th century. Estonian children are visited by jõuluvana ('Santa Claus') on Christmas Eve, and must sing songs or recite Christmas poems before receiving their gifts. The evening meal typically includes pork with sauerkraut or Estonian sauerkraut with pork and barley (), baked potatoes, white and blood sausage, potato salad with red beet, and pâté. For dessert, Estonians eat gingerbread () and marzipan. The most highly regarded drinks during this time have been beer and mulled wine or glögi and ('glowing wine'). Estonians leave the leftover food from Christmas dinner on the table overnight, in hopes that the spirits of family, friends, and loved ones will visit and also have something to eat. It is also customary to visit graveyards and leave candles for the deceased. December 25 or is a