Christmas!

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Christmas!

• Christmas is a huge tradition in Denmark where
  you celebrate the birth of Jesus. Christmas Eve
  is on the 24th December. In Christmas Eve we
• Dance around a decorated Christmas tree, singing
  songs.
• Some go to church.
• Share presents from under the Christmas tree.
• Eat a big dinner. Its different from family to
  family what you eat but normally its roast pork,
  duck, sweet potatoes, red cabbage and gravy. For
  desert we eat rice pudding with almonds and
  whipped cream with cherry gravy. In this
  porridge, we put one single whole almond in and
  the one who gets the whole almond wins a present.
  This present is traditionally a pig made of
  marzipan.
• We also have a traditionally hat for Christmas!
  Its a red hat with a white top. Many wear this
  hat from the 1st December till 24th.

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Julefrokost!

• In the beginning of December, we have a
  Julefrokost. Theres no certain date of this
  event. This day we gather around with friends,
  family and coworkers and eat a big Christmas
  lunch. We eat rye bread with all kinds of
  fittings and we drink beer and snaps which is why
  many is caught drunk driving in December!
  However, of course the kids get soda.

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Pixies!

• Pixies are a big part of the Danish Christmas. We
  say that they go around, making trouble to tease
  the humans. To make them happy so they wont
  annoy us during the stressing Christmas time, we
  give them rice pudding and light beer. If we have
  an attic, we put it up there. Some also give the
  pixies cookies and milk. Of course, its only
  families with little children who has this
  tradition. The adults can remove the meal during
  the night and the next morning, show the kids
  that its gone and say that it was the pixies who
  ate it.