The first of December is the date on which most Danish families put out their Christmas or Advent calendars. Each day before Christmas one of the 24 numbered doors or windows on the advent calendar are opened to reveal a treasured symbol of the holidays-cookies, toys, candles, and so on. Some of these calendars are store-bought while others are homemade. Signe Sloth with her students prepared a calendar
To find out more about Christmas in Denmark just click the link and see a Power Point presentation prepared by Signe Sloth and children from Søndervangskolen, Hammel.
Christmas in Denmark
