{"id":452,"date":"2012-03-30T17:03:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T17:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=452"},"modified":"2012-03-31T08:34:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T08:34:30","slug":"seasons-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/03\/30\/seasons-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasons of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spring is the ideal season for outdoor sports in Denmark.<\/p><\/div>\n

Spring has finally arrived to Denmark at full sail; green buds are waiting everywhere to shoot from the trees and hedges. There is no turning back\u2026 Let\u2019s take a break from spellings and tongue twisters, and look at the Danish \u00e5rstider<\/strong> (seasons, literally \u201dtimes of the year\u201d)\u2026<\/p>\n

For\u00e5r<\/strong> is pronounced \u201dFORE-ore\u201d in the British way (Americans, drop that r!) The name of the year\u2019s first season literally \u2013 and quite fittingly! \u2013 means \u201dfore-year\u201d. It starts in marts<\/a><\/strong>, sometimes in februar<\/strong> or april<\/strong> or not at all. The Danish vejrguder<\/strong> (\u201dweather gods\u201d) are very impulsive, so you never know\u2026 It is now people start buying ice-cream, holding hands on the beach, and doing outdoor sports.<\/p>\n

Sommer<\/strong> is \u2013 summer. (Somre<\/strong> in the plural.) If it isn\u2019t already there in maj<\/strong>, you\u2019re sure to meet it in juni<\/strong> \u2013 though, of course, it may all rain away\u2026 With a bit of luck, temperatures will rise to 20-something, and after a swim and a pint of \u00f8l<\/strong> you just might consider spending your sommerferie<\/strong> (summer holiday) at the local strand<\/strong> (beach) instead of going abroad.
\nSometimes the Danish summer extends into September, in which case it is called indian summer<\/strong> (yeah, we haven\u2019t bothered to make a Danish translation for that one\u2026)<\/p>\n

Efter\u00e5r<\/strong> is pronounced \u201dEFT-ore-ore\u201d and means \u201dafter-year\u201d. While this sounds a bit sad (think \u201dafterlife\u201d!), efter\u00e5r<\/strong> is really the beginning of everyday life in Denmark; people get back from their holidays, and new students start at the schools and universities. The Danish countryside can get quite pretty in autumn\/fall, with all the leaves turning gule<\/strong><\/span>, r\u00f8de<\/strong><\/span> and orange<\/strong><\/span> (you get the colours \u2013 mind the plurals<\/a>!) At the end of november<\/strong>, though, \u201dall the leaves are brown<\/em><\/span>\u201d, and people are seeking hygge<\/a><\/strong> in front of their tv sets as they get ready for the cold<\/p>\n

Vinter<\/strong>. The Vikings used to tell their age in vintre<\/strong>, as in \u201dI killed my first man when I was 15 winters old\u201d. I\u2019m sure a lot of people would feel rejuvenated if we still counted like that! A winter without sne<\/strong> (snow) is by no means a rarity anymore, and I\u2019ve often heard people sighing that it\u2019s all one laaarge efter\u00e5r<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

But nevermind, who thinks about that while for\u00e5ret<\/strong> (the Spring) is here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Spring has finally arrived to Denmark at full sail; green buds are waiting everywhere to shoot from the trees and hedges. There is no turning back\u2026 Let\u2019s take a break from spellings and tongue twisters, and look at the Danish \u00e5rstider (seasons, literally \u201dtimes of the year\u201d)\u2026 For\u00e5r is pronounced \u201dFORE-ore\u201d in the British way…<\/p>\n

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