Mixed Compote/Traditions

Swedish tradition with Lucia 13 Decmber.
Then most little and big girls dress up as Lucia and
go through the village or from house to house and sing.
Schools, kindergartens and after-school programs also
usually have Lucia, where little boys are often star boys
and gingerbread men and the girls Lucia

In Denmark we celebrate St. Hans' Eve. We light bonfires and sing songs,
and according to old tradition we also send the witch
to Bloksbjerg.

Midsummer marks the summer solstice,
the time when the sun is highest in the sky.
The meaning of Midsummer has its origins in both
folk beliefs and Christianity, but it is clear that
there is something magical about this festival of
love and that continues to fascinate. A tradition that
still survives in some places today is the love divination
of placing seven kinds of flowers under the pillow.
These are picked in the evening in silence so as not to
break the magic, and during Midsummer night it is said that
one dreams of the person one is going to marry.
The leafy Midsummer pole, the Maypole, is said to have symbolized
good sowing and vegetation in the farming community

Swedish Christmas begins on the first Sunday in Advent. Then the seven-armed candlestick comes up in the window and the star is hung in the window.
You also have a calendar candle with 24 days on it or an Advent candlestick with four candles where a candle is lit every Sunday of Advent when all four candles are lit then it is Christmas Eve which is December 24.

You also decorate your home with Christmas trees, Santas and more.

Christmas begins in the afternoon on December 24 with Disney with Donald Duck and all his friends on TV.
After Donald Duck which lasts about an hour, many children get their Christmas presents.

 Then there is food, lots of food, ham, meatballs, sausages, smoked eel, salmon, lots of cold cuts, ribs, Janson's temptation among other things.
rice porridge, drinks, schnapps, beer, wine. Yes, you can't describe Christmas Eve in simple words.
Christmas Eve can end with midnight mass in the church, many people in the countryside get there by horse and carriage if there is snow or by car or other transport.

Christmas Day (December 25) is usually celebrated with rest, family time and possibly a Christmas carol in church. Many churches have midnight mass on Christmas Eve and a Christmas carol on Christmas morning.

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A Danish Christmas is traditionally celebrated on Christmas Eve, December 24. Christmas Eve is a big family celebration with a special Christmas dinner, opening presents and dancing around the tree.
Christmas food: Common dishes include roast duck or pork, browned potatoes (caramelized potatoes), red cabbage and gravy. Risalamande with cherry sauce is often served for dessert. After the meal, Christmas presents are opened, often late in the evening. It is customary to dance around the Christmas tree, sing Christmas carols and finish by running around the house.

The Christmas tree is decorated with Danish Dannebrog which is a very old tradition (mid-1800s), braided Christmas hearts that you have probably made yourself when you have had Christmas fun (Julehygge) with mulled wine and gingerbread, as well as candles and other Christmas decorations. .In the past were real candlelight in the wood.

You can also decorate your home with Kravlenisser (climbing nisse) that are hung on cabinets where they have space to hang, stars in windows, and other decorations, both outside and inside.You also had a calendar candle, where you light a little each day until December 24th.

Danish Christmas

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