Here's a classic Danish event: the Birthday Brunch. It starts around 10am and lasts long into the afternoon, in this case capped off with a little ice skating. Fresh baked bread, piles of cold cuts, 'real' cheese, fruit, etc.--you're expected to go back for seconds and thirds, whatever it takes to find a certain level of, yes, hygge. At a certain unexpected moment a long, repetitive, and apparently funny song is sung to the birthday girl. I am very grateful when I'm invited to an event like this. It may be just another Sunday get-together for the everyone else, but for me it's a deliciously authentic taste of another culture.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
A Birthday Brunch
Here's a classic Danish event: the Birthday Brunch. It starts around 10am and lasts long into the afternoon, in this case capped off with a little ice skating. Fresh baked bread, piles of cold cuts, 'real' cheese, fruit, etc.--you're expected to go back for seconds and thirds, whatever it takes to find a certain level of, yes, hygge. At a certain unexpected moment a long, repetitive, and apparently funny song is sung to the birthday girl. I am very grateful when I'm invited to an event like this. It may be just another Sunday get-together for the everyone else, but for me it's a deliciously authentic taste of another culture.
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