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In a happy christmas eve mood, I realized that every country has their way of holding their christmas, and I wanted to share the danish (or atleast my family's tradition  )
In Denmark we hold EVERYTHING on the 24th, we dance around them trees, we get presents, eat rissalamnde in which we find the secret almond, if you get it (theres A LOT of almonds in the risalamande, but all except one is chopped up.
I actually found a whole almond (a nonchopped one, if you will).
But as luck would have it, it was a almond which wasnt chopped up by mistake, my little sister had the real one instead, and while I was giving her the evil look while she flashed that evil smug face of hers.
+ Show Spoiler [my expression twards my lil sister] +
There goes 2 free cinema tickets with popcorn and soda, sigh, I coulda totally used those for a certain one, but thats another story (;
Risalamande and nordic food comic for the jolly readers
For dinner, we had sweet potatoes, potatoes, duck, meatballs, salat and this DEICIOUS scauce. (no picks taken to provoke HUNGER!).
So we went to dance around the tree, we were singing salmons and christmas songs while, in my otherwise aetheististastic life, praising the birth of Christ himself.
We went on to have presents, and while I write this, I realize I can't tell you what I had without bragging, and I can't tell you what I didn't have without emoing out (either is a no-go).
Instead I will tell you that I had my first glass of cognac, oh boy that scratched in the throat.
And wish you a merry christmas from your friendly neighborhood Gingerkid.
Merry Christmas, and a happy new year
From DK 
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you dance around "them trees" ?
please elaborate on this part of the celebration
explain the trees and explain the dancing
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I'm fairly certain he meant dance around the decorated christmas tree in the living room, the same tree which bothers the entire family for weeks up until the 24th. I could add that it is a custom here to wait with the presents until everyone has been dancing around the tree, making the youngest members sort of "work" for their presents, and by work, of course I mean, toy with their patience.
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you guys must all have a big room to dance around the tree
no way in the hell we can dance around our tree. hell we can barely dance in the room without the tree
oh wow i just read about a secret almond. how did i miss that the first time
damn, denmark is awesome
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Oh, and if anyone reads this (or anything on TL.net, me exempt) then I've gotta message for you:
GO AND SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY INSTEAD OF INTERNETZ!
But really, no matter where you are, in Denmark, Geneva or wherever, the best and most common/important/valid way to celebrate Christmas is to spend time with family and friends. And if you don't have any, then just go outside and wish random people Merry Christmas, it's great!
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GLÆDELIG JUL
Ofc I didn't get almond, not that I minded it since the present was some christmasjunk anyway.
and WAT no flæskesteg? I call madness! Christmas is not christmas without moms flæskesteg 
Picture of flæskesteg for those who don't know what it is+ Show Spoiler +
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glædelig jul / merry christmas !
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On December 25 2010 08:50 travis wrote:
looks like pork loin
nono, the sliced part of it is actually the skin of the pig ("flæsk"). It's a must (along with duck) any cristmas eve, though they are nothing without some good sauce.
Along goes these things: preserved red cabbage, potatoes (and caramelized "brown" potatoes), hmm, yeah that pretty much all the things I eat from the dinner... There are some more stuff and other variations that I don't recall.
...Something like this:
![[image loading]](http://www.pinnaz.org/mad/wp-content/uploads/Fl%C3%A6skesteg01.jpg)
+duck.
...And then comes the dessert, which usually include that game thing that has already been mentioned.
On December 25 2010 07:29 travis wrote:
damn, denmark is awesome
QFT
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Yeah merry christmas people.
On the flæskesteg/duck debate, I must say that though I like flæskesteg nothing beats duck and I'm fine with just that.
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who doesnt dance around the tree...
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Glædelig jul / merry christmas everyone!!
It's always duck at our home, but I'm gonna have me some cold flæskesteg during the daytime tomorrow.
And yes, danish christmas is awesome!
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My grandparents are danish, do I get to celebrate with you guys?!
They're quite old though and don't cook anything but æbleskiver but they're good :D
We still have duck for christmas though!
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On December 25 2010 12:01 Torenhire wrote:
My grandparents are danish, do I get to celebrate with you guys?!
They're quite old though and don't cook anything but æbleskiver but they're good :D
We still have duck for christmas though!
Sounds damn awesome!
We had leftovers today! Still some risalamande (rice pudding with cream vanilla and chopped almonds) and meatballs, mmmmmhmm.
On December 25 2010 09:12 XsebT wrote:nono, the sliced part of it is actually the skin of the pig ("flæsk"). It's a must (along with duck) any cristmas eve, though they are nothing without some good sauce. Along goes these things: preserved red cabbage, potatoes (and caramelized "brown" potatoes), hmm, yeah that pretty much all the things I eat from the dinner... There are some more stuff and other variations that I don't recall. ...Something like this: + Show Spoiler ++duck. ...And then comes the dessert, which usually include that game thing that has already been mentioned. QFT
uuh sweet potatoes and MAOR meat.
Never been much into rødkål though even though my parents and cousin ate it.
Oh and I forgot the funniest part of the christmas eve (running around in the house screaming ; + Show Spoiler [danish lyrics] +NU DET JUL IGEN, NU DET JUL IGEN, OG JULEN VARER LIGE TIL PÅSKE, HEY HEY, NU DET JUL IGEN, og NU DET JUL IGEN, OG JULEN VARER LIGE TIL PÅSKE, HEY HEY.
NEJ DET ER IKKE SANDT! NEJ DET ER IKKE SANDT! FOR IND I MELLEM KOMMER FASTEN !
That shall and will allways be the last song sung on christmas eve
Oh and about how we dance? hold hands and walk around the tree, undtil the last song were we should ruuuuuuuuuun! :D
WE couldnt run this year cus of gramps though, he is 86 years too, and I love that old fellow
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