{"id":1491,"date":"2016-12-24T13:37:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T13:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2016-12-24T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T13:37:51","slug":"christmas-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/12\/24\/christmas-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1492\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1492\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1492\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Denmark on Christmas Eve, \u201dlive\u201d candles are common on the Christmas tree. Of course, it\u2019s a good idea to have a bucket of water nearby! \ud83d\ude42 <em>(Photo courtesy of Peter Leth at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/peterleth\/11246755185\/in\/photolist-7rt9K-i8QLBW-i8Qyua-i8R5XT-i8R5yg-BDps74-JBTnt-dAXXNR-C3hsZi-5CSdz8-7j8393-7j82Zw-7j82T9-7j4amH-5JzQQT-BDpvKB-CtuKBK-wQ1Z3\">Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Nu er det jul igen!<\/b> (Now it\u2019s Christmas again! \u2013 a line from a Danish Christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-2ykzNWUIYw\">song<\/a>\u2026) Few people are so crazy about <b>jul<\/b> (Christmas) as the Danes \u2013 maybe because it\u2019s nice to have something to <b>gl\u00e6de sig til <\/b>(look forward to\/<em>happily anticipate<\/em>) in the dull Danish winter, where you never know if the gray rain will eventually turn into beautiful <b>sne <\/b>(snow)? Here are some of the most common <b>jul<\/b> words to let you \u201dtalk the talk\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Before <b>jul<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>nisse <\/b>\u2013 goblin (Scandinavian-style, like a small Santa Claus! \ud83d\ude42<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>nissehue <\/b>\u2013 nisse cap<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2014\/11\/30\/christmas-countdown\/\"><b>julekalender <\/b><\/a>\u2013 Advent calendar (24 pieces of chocolate\/24 pictures\/24 small gifts etc. for each day between Dec. 1<span class=\"s2\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> and Dec. 24<span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>kalenderlys<\/b> \u2013 Advent calendar candle (the number 1-24 are printed on the candle, and you burn a small piece every day!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>adventskrans<\/b> \u2013 advent wreath (four candles, with one being lit each Sunday leading up to <b>jul<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>guirlander<\/b> \u2013 festoons (lots of streets are <b>pyntet<\/b>, decorated, with festoons of <b>gran<\/b>, spruce!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>julepynt<\/b> \u2013 Christmas decorations<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>indk\u00f8b<\/b> \u2013 shopping<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>stress<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>julefrokost <\/b>\u2013 Christmas party (every club or workplace makes one!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>risengr\u00f8d<\/b> \u2013 rice porridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>gl\u00f8gg<\/b> \u2013 warm mulled wine (with or without alcohol), often served with <b>rosiner<\/b> (raisins), <b>mandler<\/b> (almonds)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>sm\u00e5kager<\/b> \u2013 cookies; several kinds are eaten only during the Xmas season, for example<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>brunkager <\/b>\u2013 \u201dbrown cookies\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>pebern\u00f8dder<\/b> \u2013 \u201dpepper nuts\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>klejner<\/b> \u2013 cookies that are baked in fat like donuts, but look like bows\/knots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><b>Jul<\/b>!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>juleaften<\/b> \u2013 Christmas Eve (Dec. 24<span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span> is the Great Day in Denmark!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>juletr\u00e6 <\/b>\u2013 Christmas tree<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>juletr\u00e6sfod <\/b>\u2013 the \u201dfoot\u201d used to make a Christmas tree stand in <b>stuen<\/b> (the sitting room)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>at g\u00e5\/danse rundt om juletr\u00e6et<\/b> \u2013 walking\/dancing around the Christmas tree (yes, lots of Danes actually do this!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>julegaver<\/b> \u2013 Christmas gifts<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>stjerne <\/b>\u2013 star<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>hjerte<\/b> \u2013 heart<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>kr\u00e6mmerhus<\/b> \u2013 cornets (as <b>pynt <\/b>on <b>juletr\u00e6et<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>stearinlys<\/b> \u2013 \u201dlive\u201d candles<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>julemanden<\/b> \u2013 Santa Claus<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>julesange<\/b> \u2013 Christmas carols\/songs<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2015\/10\/16\/can-danish-hygge-save-the-world\/\"><b>hygge<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>and\/g\u00e5s\/kalkun<\/b> \u2013 duck\/goose\/turkey (the traditional Christmas main dishes!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>brunede kartofler<\/b> \u2013 caramelled potatoes<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>risalamande<\/b> [rissallaMANG] \u2013 a sweet dessert made of <b>risengr\u00f8d<\/b> and <b>fl\u00f8de<\/b> (cream). People hide a <b>mandel<\/b> (almond) in it; the lucky one to find it gets the<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>mandelgave<\/b> \u2013 a special gift associated with the eating of <b>risalamande<\/b>. Sometimes the gift may be a<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>marcipangris <\/b>\u2013 marzipan pig<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><b>sammen<\/b> \u2013 together \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Gl\u00e6delig jul!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/12\/11246755185_6af6d92b95_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Nu er det jul igen! (Now it\u2019s Christmas again! \u2013 a line from a Danish Christmas song\u2026) Few people are so crazy about jul (Christmas) as the Danes \u2013 maybe because it\u2019s nice to have something to gl\u00e6de sig til (look forward to\/happily anticipate) in the dull Danish winter, where you never know if the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/12\/24\/christmas-vocabulary\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":1492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[913,13],"tags":[43,2008,128132,12578,3245,269415,468387,468388,468389],"class_list":["post-1491","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traditions","category-vocabulary","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-tree","tag-decorations","tag-glogg","tag-jul","tag-julekalender","tag-julemand","tag-mandelgave","tag-nisser"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Danes love Christmas so much that they start the preparations in November or even October. 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