In Denmark we celebrate Christmas on the 24th December, Christmas Eve. It was really strange not being with my parents and siblings- my first Christmas ever without them, but it wasn't too bad.
As cold as it was compared to Christmas in Australia, it didn't become a White Christmas this year. In fact, it was the warmest Christmas ever recorded in Denmark- a massive 11.3 degrees!! However 2 days before Christmas eve there was a layer of frost on the roads and gardens (which you can see on the photo above).
The usual Danish Christmas traditions were all performed as usual, including walking around the Christmas tree whilst holding each others hands and singing Danish Christmas carols. A very lovely tradition and it gives you a chance to admire the REAL Christmas tree (not plastic!) with REAL Candles on it (not electric!)!!!! Don't worry- there was a bucket of water in the room in case it all went up in flames ;) For dinner we had duck and belly of pork which is the norm in Denmark. They think it's funny we eat Turkey! The Danish Christmas dessert is called risalamande (rice pudding with whipped cream and vanilla with plenty of chopped almonds) and contains only one whole almond. The one who finds the whole almond first wins a prize! Quite a fun game and it surely gets people to force more food down their throat in search of the whole almond!
Well that's about it! So much for being a "quick" word about Christmas!
Glædelig Jul!
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