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If you want to take a break from the Christmas crazyness, right now the festival Hopenhagen is happening on the Square of the City Hall. A g...

Santa Lucia is celebrated on December 13th and in southern Sweden and Denmark (at least around here), this festival is not quite like any ot...

In Denmark, each institution must have a tree. Starting with the municipality which probably has the biggest on the City Hall square. The Ch...

Don't forget to visit the Christmas market in Nyhavn, it's very pleasant to stroll along the port (both day and night), admiring the...

Christmas is really close now!! To be sure not to miss it (as if!), the Danes use a kalenderlys, ie a "calendar light". You can fi...

One of the main symbols of Christmas in Denmark is the Julehjerte. It is a woven paper heart, red and white in general (the mandatory colors...

Here is a funny Danish Christmas tradition: the Nisser (sort of little elf): small creature living in barns or attics. If you do not offer h...