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An interview with Daniela Hummelgren: Why the PD3 exam may not...

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Tarot cards and curses – Why Danes have turned from secular...

Close-up of tarot cards fanned on a dark wooden table, including The Lovers, resting on a black velvet pouch with purple drawstring tassels
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5 Ways to Fully Experience a Danish Fall

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Why Denmark’s Christmas Is a Month, Not a Day

If you’ve moved to Denmark, you might feel like Christmas starts early and never really stops. It’s a busy month. And sometimes it can...

How International Traditions Have Shaped Christmas in Denmark

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”... If you have already heard these words with a melody in the streets, it means Christmas...

Gløgg, the epitome of Christmas hygge in Denmark

But where did it come from and why? Maybe you've heard of this version of the story: One December night, a Swedish innkeeper had guests stuck...

Christmas at School and Kindergarten: An Alphabetical Guide For International Parents

I am an American father, currently living my seventh Christmas in Denmark. Five of those Christmases were also spent working as a primary school...

13 Æbleskiver Walk Out of a Store…and We Rank Them

My heart beats a little faster when æbleskiver show up in supermarket freezers. Nothing says juletid like this misnamed sweet treat (they used to...
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