Hygge is one of those words that is impossible to translate. The literal
translation is “coziness” but it does not fully capture the concept. “Hygge”
means sitting inside on a cold winter evening, candles lit, tea or wine or
whatever, just talking or doing nothing. A good description (from the
perspective of an English woman who moves to Denmark) can be found in this book:
http://www.iconbooks.com/blog/title/the-year-of-living-danishly/
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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> On 25 Dec 2016, at 06:03, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Every year Helen and Dan, friends (and neighbors) of ours, do a little
> holiday gathering called Omnium Gatherum (sic). We have been going on
> Christmas eve the last few years and this evening my wife and I went with our
> daughter and son-in-law. It consists of song, readings, music etc. far
> ranging themes but in the spirit of the season. We heard JK Rowling, The
> Grinch, RL Stevenson, Maya Angelou, Dar Williams, Dickens and D. Thomas of
> course and many others. Finishing up with Parting Glass.
>
> This year the theme was Hygge, a Danish and Norwegian word new to me.
> According to wikipedia, "A state where all psychological needs are in
> balance". (perhaps Nathan can elaborate). Anyway it seemed appropriate as
> many in our community try to make some sense of the senselessness in the
> world.
>
> Best wishes to all,
>
> Mike
>
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