It is very important for Danes to spend the festivities with their families. Today we are celebrating Grandma Else. Her house could not be more festive!
Saturday, 13 December 2014
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Advent 10 - Bus wishes
It's a rainy day here in Odense but the local bus company knows how to raise your spirit. Busses wish you a merry Christmas. How cute!
Monday, 8 December 2014
Advent 08 - Risalamande
A typical Danish Christmas dessert is Risalamande. A big bowl of it covered in hot cherry sauce is the perfect endnu to every festivity meal. If you find the only entire almond in it, you are the lucky winner of a surprise gift.
Sunday, 7 December 2014
Advent 07 - flag on the tree
Danes often decorate their Christmas tree with small Danish flags. If you ask them why they will simply tell you: "It's tradition" or "This is how we do". The historical reason of this is a bourgeois rebellion to a royal law which forbade the use of the flag by commoners. Now Dannebrog (the Danish flag) is a symbol of celebration in many occasions, including Christmas.
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