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Angie R.
January 6, 2017
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Leslee P.
November 27, 2016
Lovely article. BUT I must point out that one does not "putz" around the house. You "futz" around the house. "Putz" means something else entirely and when you find out the meaning you will see it has no place in this article!
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karen
November 19, 2016
Previously, we'd have dozens of candles. Now just a few because of particles release that are not so healthy. As Danes we MUST have the small pools of light. The LED tealight substitutes are so very sad from a hygge perspective . But the battery driven garlands are great (available at for instance Flying Tiger) and can be draped on picture frames, mirrors etc.
Wendy A.
January 6, 2017
LEDs definitely don't have quite the same mood, BUT you can sub with soy or beeswax candles, which have much less (and maybe even different, compositionally) emissions. But I also find that strings of teeny fairy lights give the same cozy effect without the fire/emissions risk :)
karen
November 19, 2016
Snobrød is the name. Literal translation is twistbread.
Snø is snow in Swedish (not Danish) and brod is what bees use for stinging
Snø is snow in Swedish (not Danish) and brod is what bees use for stinging
Janice B.
November 16, 2016
Lise - that sounds so interesting! I haven't come across much on the subject of hygge + plant growing. That might have to make it on to my reading list!
Lise-Lotte L.
November 16, 2016
This is a great article. I've just published a book called Greenhouse Hygge-the house of my growing dreams. It's available on Amazon. It's the story of how my Danish mom gave me her greenhouse when she was in hospice, how we moved it to my garden and made it my own. I'm Canadian but grew up with all the subtleties of Hygge which I incorporate into my daily life with gratitude. Lise-Lotte Loomer
sarah
November 9, 2016
I live very near to Denmark (in the far north of Germany, which once was danish), so most of the rituals are well known here, too! Especially snørbrod/Stockbrot (bread on a stick) is very popular, and a great activity to do with kids. The weather here is, as we are surrounded by two seas, the north and the baltic, stormy and wet, but not necessary very cold (-20°C is the minimum most years. But the wind an rain makes it very uncomfortable outside.
So, in consequence, when the 'Knicks', mounds, overgrown with busheś and trees, which surround the fields to protect them from th wind, are cut low in the autumn, there are great fires made everywhere. People gather, everyone brings something to eat (and, of course snørbrod).
Sorry for the long text, but I get so excited, when I see something so much like home, and I wanted to share this.
So, in consequence, when the 'Knicks', mounds, overgrown with busheś and trees, which surround the fields to protect them from th wind, are cut low in the autumn, there are great fires made everywhere. People gather, everyone brings something to eat (and, of course snørbrod).
Sorry for the long text, but I get so excited, when I see something so much like home, and I wanted to share this.
Tonia J.
November 16, 2016
I can feel the excitement as I read this. I live in the Sonoran Desert, and typically have to pretend it's winter soon, but I fantasize about warming up at fires and feeling the comfort compared to the cold outside. Thanks for the romantic image to warm my heart.
Casey M.
November 8, 2016
I spent a year studying in Denmark and have tried to incorporate hygge into my daily life (but especially in the winter!) ever since. Candles are key!
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