7 Super Weird Traditions That Danish People Follow

[@DanishGuy70]

My parents brought the witch burning tradition with them when they emigrated to Canada. The fire pit was on top of a big hill behind our house, and the burning was done for all the neighbours to see. Made for some interesting conversation with the other students as we waited for the school bus the next day...

[@lescooper5224]

Lived in Denmark as a young lad in the early 80s. Beautiful country and lovely people. I have great memories

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

Som dansker må jeg udtrykke min glæde over, at du præsenterer gamle Danmark på en så rolig, uddybende og professionel vis. Not too shabby. Keep it up, Elise. Hilsen fra Aarhus.

[@vibeclausen4300]

Tommy Victor Buch enig

[@itzbenjiii6748]

Osse mig det er virkelig fedt :D

[@markgrassi7924]

Tommy Victor Buch enig

[@kimton3924]

Århus for win lol

[@lukasandersen8478]

Tommy Victor Buch skål🍻🍻

[@IWillAlwaysJustBeMe13]

Great video. The first thing I thought about as a weird Danish tradition is that at Christmas we hold hands and walk in a circle around the Christmas tree whilst singing old Christmas songs.

[@hunterhanna-yox7828]

The danish culture sounds so interesting. I want to go to Denmark after I get my degree and study your culture. I’m just in love with it.

[@annenielsen7688]

Hunter Hanna you Can go to Fanø! Its cool! I live there!

[@hunterhanna-yox7828]

Anne Nielsen I will definitely have to do research on Fanø!

[@rikkekristine1979]

If u are Ready for an cold Tour to Denmark..... come Denmark is a really Nice land👍🏻

[@hunterhanna-yox7828]

Rikke og Lions I honestly think it’s beautiful and the culture is beautiful. I’ve always wanted to visit and then I came across Elise’s page a couple years ago . I’ve been watching her ever since. She’s further supporting my feelings toward Denmark . Haha

[@christinasrensen2638]

You are Welcome in Djursland.It's the "nose" in Jutland. It's so beautiful and I would happily be your tour guide.

[@selmaingrid3246]

Can you make a danish school system video??

[@Loeven49]

Glem ikke studenterhuerne! Der kommer altid udlændinge og spørger, hvor man kan købe de hatte alle går rund med, når det er studenterkørselstid :D haha

[@mikkelthomassen2635]

Danmark

[@arubina14]

A tradition that I thought was weird but so cool is that you create songs for holidays. My host families created songs for anniversaries, birthdays, and confirmations. It was so AWESOME!

[@reylatable]

My boyfriend is Danish and his brother recently turned 25 and they covered him in cinnamon, i thought it was actually pretty cool , like April's fool on your birthday. I love learning about new traditions from other countries 😀

[@karenschafer2827]

My father came to the USA from Denmark when he was 25 and the only tradition that you mentioned that is familiar is the Danish flags for any celebration.

[@Whimswirl]

Okay so in Denmark there's so a tradition called "karamel dag" or caramel day in English. It's basically the final day of school and the final year students throw candy and whipped cream at the younger kids. It's really fun, in my school it was kinda like one big food (candy) fight every final school day. So much fun but also a strange tradition I guess.

[@FattyMacfly]

its called "Sidste Skole Dag" wich is the last day of school for 9'th. graders

[@miatarp8784]

We dont do that at my school at my school you throw caramels in grade 7 on “blå mandag” and when we finish 9 or 10th grade we play football agains the teachers and then we go to the park and drink all day

[@steveberrow1528]

Im really enjoying watching you speak lol i know nothing about danish although im a canadian my roots are danish and want to learn more danish culture so ill be checking out more of your videos

[@stellajacobson231]

In Sweden we also use the flag when it comes to celebrating birthdays. And in Sweden we're also doing the truck trip when we've graduated highschool xD

[@sarasalting5677]

Stella Jacobson i Thing it is becausse oure contrys is so alike

[@stellajacobson231]

Sara Salting yeah think the same 😊

[@CatchBurning]

Cool then we can all be weirdos together 😝

[@pikasshoe]

Fuck Sverige..

[@DaneToTheBone]

Are you guys also drunk the most of the year? 😂 Hejsan frän Köpenhamn

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

I am a Dane and the J-day is mostly young people who celebrate and I have NEVER heard or seen people do the cinnamon thing. Maybe some families do it but it is definitely not common.

[@sanxezlokurasSAandco]

In Spain we also like burning things but in this case, we burn enormous figures in which we work all the year. It is called "fallas" and it's celebrated in Valencia

[@Senovitj]

Cinnamon at 25 is a tradition from Jutland. It confuses the people from Zealand as well. I grew up North of Copenhagen and I have only been part of that tradition once... the ones to initiate it were Jutes living in Copenhagen. Addition: You forgot pepper at age 30 for the same reasons as with cinnamon. Nice video!

[@evamyhre2048]

I’ve got one more: In Denmark when a kid has birthday we make a cake that’s formed as the kid and cut the neck over with a knife while screaming like it’s in pain and then afterwards fighting about who should eat the head.... yep we are brutal👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Tiogar60]

Da heck, det har jeg hørt om

[@CatchBurning]

Oh yeah we do that. I've never gotten the head, but one day I shall have it. 😃

[@Tiogar60]

The BookWorm Hvor bor du? Lol

[@evamyhre2048]

Tiogár i dk self

[@Tiogar60]

Eva Myhre Hvor i dk

[@victorrock1997]

Very interesting and informative video, thank you very much for sharing it! The truck ritual is similar how they graduate in Norway as well, according to what I know (I hope I am accurate, I think). As for the cinnamon ritual, it was quite a common setting for me as I passed by several street lamps in downtown Aalborg when I was still living there... At first, I thought of it as very peculiar and then I got to know what it actually meant. All the best, take care, stay safe, and keep up the good work! P.S.: Thank you very much for your Danish lessons! They also helped me very much! Also, Danish Christmas traditions are wonderful! 🙂

[@jespermayland571]

Really good run through! Husk the Xmas almond i risengrøden. 😉🇩🇰

[@martinmontes6170]

the more I know about Denmark the more in love I am with your country. Cheers from Maryland beautiful Elise

[@rada9799]

Aww I remember doing number 7 when I was young in Denmark! Lovely childhood in Denmark! I was born there but moved in 2010

[@carolabuosi9757]

these videos are sooo interesting, I love the cinnamon thing you do ahaha

[@vickirhodes9133]

When my niece got married, at the reception, her new husband was lifted up by his friends and they took his shoes off and cut the toes off of his socks. I asked everyone there WHY they did it but no one knew, it was just a tradition! So if you've heard of that before maybe you can find out why or include it in your next video! Tak!

[@Robin-of2jt]

I'm third generation Danish American and its interesting which things my family observes and which we don't. We decorate with Danish flags for parties--especially Christmas--and jump into the New Year, but we don't do the things which I suppose require more people outside the family, such as the graduation driving and the cinnamon.

[@freyajrgensen1132]

From a Dane😂. Yep our traditions sound pretty crazy and weird. But for the most of us it is just normal because we grew up with these traditions, since a lot of them "always" have been here. There is also the traditions of "Fastalavn" where we dress up in coustumes and some of us goes around the nighborehood and are singing this song at peoples doors in hope of getting candy. It sounds kind of like Halloween, but it is not at all. It is celebrated in feburary. There is a lot more to that tradition tho😊😂. Btw Really liked the video😁.

[@meagain9987]

Dette er den første video jeg ser på din kanal. Du er en rigtig charmetrold :) Jeg kan lige se det for mig, de amerikanske seere sprøjte kaffen ud af næsen, når du siger at vi stemmer om hvem der skal brændes på bålet :) Rigtig hyggelig video.

[@TheZennyh]

And we give pepper for people who aren't married when they turn 30 ^^

[@frickafry1]

Very interesting video. I'm about 1/3 Danish and only knew about decorating the Christmas tree with the flag.

[@shadowheartart3898]

Hmm. The cinnamon thing: Not everyone does it, and not everyone that does it drown the birthday person in it. You should probably also mention that it's not a stand-alone tradition but part of a bigger one. That's sort of where "pebermø" comes from - when you turn 30 and aren't /married you get pepper. This one dates back to the 1500s. The cinnamon one is much newer. The jumping off chairs thing on new years eve... it's the same general principle as the man carrying the woman into the house on their wedding day. There it's so she doesn't step on the threshold of being unmarried/married which brings bad luck - so jumping into the new year ensures that you don't step on the threshold between old year/new year. I like your videos (fun to watch even for a dane) ... but it would be nice if you researched just a tiny bit, instead of saying "I don't know why". It takes all of 5 minutes to find out why people jump off a chair ;) Gækkebreve is a uniquely danish tradition. =) No other country/nation does it. Back in the 1600s you picked a snowdrop flower and hid it in your hand. The idea was then to try and trick it into the hand of another person

[@Ikkerygeren]

I have never heard about the cinnamon "tradition" before!

[@MaglorDK]

weird, i thought everybody knew about that one ;-)

[@sunekaas]

Cinnamon? Never heard about that tradition. By the way, your lack of research is staggering.

[@carstenkruse8527]

yeah its more like peber than cinnamon

[@DarcieGlam]

I always liked how you practically burn your houses down with those little candles on the Christmas tree :-)

[@DDanskAuxiliaerkorps]

when we in Denmark turn 30 and hasent been married we will not get cinnammon but pepper XD

[@renevw5812]

Hi we are thinking about moving from The Netherlands to Denmark, so im going to enjoy your reactions :) So for now greetings from The Netherlands

[@sofie6548]

I'm from Denmark and I love all of these traditions❤️🇩🇰❤️

[@madsa91]

Hi, new subscriber here. I've absolutely loved this video. I found it so fascinating.thanks for sharing. Lots of love from an Italian leaving in the UK! Ciaooo

[@theMermaidRhonda]

The cinnamon things is odd...I had no idea it was so flammable! YIKES!

[@MPbmfm]

Most things that have been grounded into a powder are flammable

[@baitedbeans4992]

It’s highly flammable

[@AlxzAlec]

The first tradition is something that I as a Dane never knew that existed

[@VeronicaVacanza]

I love learning about other cultures! such an interesting video!

[@TrailerParkPolak]

Syltetøj på ost er os en dansk ting andre nationaliteter sys er wird. :p. Nisser jule/kravle Nisser og julekalender. Danse om juletræet trods adopteret fra Tyskland er os dansk og stadig wird for mig :p

[@82Vampi]

You have forgotten to include some of our weird wedding traditions. The banging on the plates to make the couple kiss, the stomping to make them kiss under the table. The very very odd tradition of kissing one of the couples when the other is away (like in the bathroom), cutting the tips of the socks after the wedding waltz and all that sort of thing. :D

[@aiastenger6195]

the reason why we burn withes is to celebrate the midsummer. it was said that the witches and other magical creatures were active on this specific day and in order to scare them away the people would use wild fire since it was believed to be destroy evil.

[@konzack]

Aia Stenger burning whites?

[@Hansen710]

Aia Stenger der var tider på året man mente at de kunne få kræfter Oprindeligt har det nok mere at gøre med ting begynder at spire der og de kan begynde at samle friske kræfter og urter efter vinteren Det var for at sikre høsten fks man sørgede for de ikke fik kræfter allerede fra foråret af Man mente alt fra sygdom hos dyrene til haglvejr skyldes den slags Så man kunne få den bedst mulige høst i slutningen af året ved at fjerne hekse så tidligt på året så muligt Ligesom juleaften er sankthansaften et levn fra hedenske skikke, hvor årets korteste dag, vintersolhverv, og årets længste dag, sommersolhverv, blev fejret. Kristne missionærer og præster fik nyfortolket de gamle skikke, så de kunne bruges til at tjene kristendommens udbredelse. I det 7. århundrede advarede sankt eligius de nykristnede indbyggere i flander mod at fortsætte med at dyrke hedenske ritualer Festen for Johannes Døberen blev i 400-tallet fastlagt til den 24. juni, som ud fra Lukasevangeliet fandt sted 6 måneder før Jesu fødsel. Sankthans regnes som en af de ældste kirkefester. Lyset fra bålet blev tolket som på Johannes, som udpegede i en verden af mørke. Det er et mix af traditioner og religioner ligesom juleaften Og hekse er nok det sidste den dag ivirkeligheden har noget med at gøre Det er nær ere årstiden der gør det er gået hen og blevet sådan 😉 Vikingerne fejrede det også og kalde det solhverv

[@SortenRavn]

Tbh, i much more prefer the Swedish May Pole over the Sankt Hans Witch

[@hafismyiaddle5560]

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[@thesupermegaweirdo]

The new years jumping thing is actually an old tradition where you would jump over the doorstep at midnight, so you would jump "into" the new year.

[@ZzUchihaYurizZ]

I think it weird that we go to germany to buy cheap candy and alcohol ^^’

[@ashleyemerson5870]

Yurivlog I agree

[@madelieverwel6270]

Yurivlog us dutchies do that too lol

[@daniliciousbeers5502]

Lol in Germany the alcohol isn’t cheap beside beer

[@freyasrensen7214]

Daniela Portz it’s cheaper than in denmark tho

[@BertGrink]

Well, people from Norway and Sweden come here to buy cheap booze, so why shouldn't we go to Germany for the same thing? ;)

[@filizmely]

Hey thank you for answering my ask about the Flag tradition and making it into a video! This was quite interesting as I've never heard of any of these :D Have a great week :)

[@EliseBuch]

You too! ❤

[@papaquonis]

One extra thing about the flags. Traditionally, we use flags on our christmas trees as well - long strings with a bunch of small flags draped around the tree (google "flag juletræ" if you're having trouble visualising it). It's probably not quite as common as it used to be though, but it's just another example of how we use flags for celebration more than a symbol of national pride. Flagpoles are also very common in gardens all over Denmark.

[@RaphaelNation]

I’m allergic to cinnamon. Drowning someone in cinnamon is a horrible tradition.

[@elias-hy5qe]

Raphael It’s not a tradition it’s only drunk people that do it or retards😂

[@younicekeepgoing9062]

I'm danish and I've never heard about People doing that...

[@hjarsen7296]

Haha :)

[@FattyMacfly]

@@anna-matildahallberg5493 yes we do??? but yes it is from jutland

[@voiceofprime]

"Five cans of something ..." lol, Elise you ARE funny~

[@mermaidtango]

I think it's fun and fascinating to hear about traditions in other countries - nothing 'weird' about it to me!!!! Thank you for sharing these, Elise! What happens, though, if someone doesn't drink - I don't - do the Danish people frown on that? Is there peer pressure to push someone to drink?

[@SmukkeMedina]

I'm a dane myself, and it often depends on the people you sociale with, some danes will think it's weird if you don't drink, but overall we accept it. I don't drink that often as other teenagers as my age do, and i think the more young you are (in the age group between 15-25) the more people will care, but the older you get , the less will people care :)

[@EliseBuch]

Among young people here in Denmark, there is a certain pressure to drink if you attend a party or another occation where people usually drink, but when you get older there's always someone who has to drive home, or for some reason or another don't drink and that's understanding and accepted :)

[@mermaidtango]

Sofie Barseo Poulsen and Elise Buch - I wondered. In the US, there is usually pressure on me, wherever I go, to 'just have one' (or something like that). I'm used to it here, but in another country, I would want to refuse with respect, without offending anyone or making anyone feel I was judging THEM because they're choosing to drink, you know?

[@DeadAlien]

I used to be a very light drinker, I often didn't drink at all at parties, I would just tell them that I didn't feel like drinking, they understood and left me alone afterwards, usually people will only pressure you into drinking if they're very young and think drinking is "cool." At least that's my experience here in Southern Denmark

[@emiliahostrup7613]

I am a dane myself, and i am 19 years old, i find that it really depends on what kind of people you are with, but most people in Denmark respects the choice for someone not to drink and some danes even think it is brave or cool to not drink because it is so common here. Many young people meet up at a bar after school on fridays and drink a beer together just to spend time together. I would be surprised if you ever would offend anyone by choosing not to drink, so just be your self and do what you feel is right for you.

[@CamillaOlsen]

I'm a dane but I have never experienced the "jumping into the new year" on new years eve. I hadn't even heard about it before one of my friends told me she used to do that. And that was in 2011 or 2012. I'm born in 1995 so that tells how many years I have lived without knowing about the "jumping into the new year" from a chair or something like that. Also we have never burned witch dolls in my family. We have always just made a bonfire. Once we made a really big bonfire every year at Sankt Hans.

[@CamillaOlsen]

pikasshoe, nu er det jo så ikke alle der har samme traditioner

[@AbigailSummers]

In England we have a thing called bonfire night on the 5th of November and we have fire works and bonfire food like treacle and corned beef ash etc.. and there's fire work displays and bonfire displays and fair rides etc and we burn a guy falks on every bonfire people make .. Bonfire Night noun (in the UK) 5 November, on which bonfires and fireworks are lit in memory of the Gunpowder Plot, traditionally including the burning of an effigy of Guy Fawkes.

[@SortenRavn]

"oh remember remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason, why the Gunpowder treason should ever be forgot!

[@CatchBurning]

That sounds like loads of fun! 😃

[@poppep7217]

JJ is the day when Christmas beers is coming out again and that's why we celebrate it because people loves it

[@poppep7217]

*j day

[@roudi4106]

??? i am syrian and i have been in denmark 2 years , people hear so kind and helpful . by the way why you are gorgeous

[@hjarsen7296]

Roudi still in Denmark? And how do you know so good english considering your from syria.

[@DaneToTheBone]

Roudi are you still drunk?

[@woin9361]

This video was awesome! I loved all of them! I do think these traditions are very unique, weird but in a great way! It just makes me want to come visit around one of these special occasions

[@victora203]

As a dane i didnt even realize that these things actually are pretty weird 😂

[@sumanbashyal365]

Hey beautiful lady can you please tell me about what special in 13 of November in Denmark

[@kittyfairy662]

i'm danish and never in my life have i ever heard about the cinnamon thing

[@aviadabest]

Me either

[@Vizerm]

kitty fairy I’m Danish too, and Incase you haven’t found out by now, “pebersvend” is also a thing which is done for people over 30 years of age still not engaged,

[@homorov]

If you haven't heard about the cinnamon thing, then you're probably not from Jutland :D

[@TheBarser]

That is because you are from sweden (sjælland)

[@KittenKalledFryOfficial-Mrow]

The only ones I find weird are 1,2, and 4. Never heard of any of them. I love these kinds of videos.

[@adamnpescadero4994]

When The Corona Virus is Gone here in Philippines. I’m going to Denmark 😊 that’s why i search all about Danish People😊 . As i see it is sound interesting about your Culture😊

[@luluthecrazydane7549]

Hey Elise ☺️ Cool show about our great country ☺️🇩🇰 But you forgot one thing, maybe you never heard of it? Its a very special tradition that is celebrated only on Ærø (Aeroe). :) Easter saturday children, adults, old people and sometimes pets 😄, go to the beach all over the island and there we drink beer, cook eggs in a pot with sea water, sausages and bread over the fire 😍🔥 Easter is a bigger holiday than christmas over here 😅 Everybody is coming home for easter. We just love it :) Its a chance to see family members and friends you cant see everyday. ☺️ I hope you will tell about it in another video, because its awesome. I can send you pics if you want :) hugs from Ærø 🇩🇰🇱🇹

[@scprscl]

I’m studying the Danish Vikings culture for a while and the cinnamon thing is the weirdest thing ever 🤔😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 but yeah... it’s funny

[@ZzUchihaYurizZ]

Prisca we also do it with pepper when people turns 30 years :p

[@brendanofthelongwhitecloud8489]

@Yurivlog, is it ever done with honey? we had a tradition here where a groom would be tied up naked and covered in honey. I am not sure if is more of a prank than a tradition. After a few accidents involving hungry cows and angry brides it has kind of gone out of fashion.

[@scprscl]

Yurivlog hahahahahahahahaah super funny!!!! Where did it come from?

[@ZzUchihaYurizZ]

No we don't do it with honey. but we do so many other weird things ^^

[@ZzUchihaYurizZ]

hmm I don't know :O

[@multimindgamer7821]

Another fact about Denmark... we have laws telling us how old we have to be to buy alcohol but there is no laws saying how old we have to be to drink alcohol.

[@julietamazzu2276]

A argentinian girl here living in Aarhus🙋🏻‍♀️ I really like your videos to get to know a bit more about Denmark ! Tak :)

[@gittenielsen2869]

Hvad med traditioner til bryllupper og festsange generelt? (Vi sejler op ad åen.., da hønsehuset brændte, så gir han nok en lille en.. )

[@siiuuuuu1203]

Im just saying the first one nobody does??

[@rasmusfrandsen1848]

PandaenDKZ mm jo der er?

[@carolinekastrupnielsen2447]

Det er en dansk tradition, men alt efter din alder og hvor du kommer fra i landet, har du måske bare ikke hørt om den. :))

[@tinakuhn1604]

Øh jo. Det gør man da. Gammel tradition.

[@siiuuuuu1203]

@@tinakuhn1604Ja, er fra vestegnen og har aldrig hørt om det, det er skam nok noget jysk pis

[@tinakuhn1604]

@@siiuuuuu1203 Hvorfor skal folk fra Sjælland altid tale sådan om Jylland og Jyder? Hvad har givet jer den opfattelse at i er bedre end andre? Jeg ville ikke bytte.

[@christofferthomsen7804]

So Nice there’s someone who brings it up. I am myself danish, but some of our ‘traditions’ can actually kinda be associated with example the J-day in Denmark, can actually be called the danish saint Patrick’s day. It’s the same thing we do, drinking beer and listening to music. C: The cinnamon thing, it weren’t the first tradition. It were the pepper (turning 30), because the salesman in 1500 couldn’t get married when they were outposted? (Udstationeret), because business first. (Were curious about the tradition)

[@noahansen4509]

I am from Denmark, so its accely funny for me to see this video 😂

[@alistamp1020]

I love these videos!

[@andreawatson6376]

Hello beautiful how are you doing?

[@Plysdyret1]

What a waste of cinnamon!

[@うつ病の少女]

haha yup luckily my family doesnt do that ((i live in denmark))

[@Tiogar60]

I have never heard nor seen that ever

[@kennethjensen3558]

When you turn 30 you get Black pepper if you not are or have been married 🤷‍♂️

[@catastrophe4525]

In Scotland we do the cinnamon thing...we call it blackenin though, but it's the same process. Couples that have just been married get tied to a pole/lamppost etc, covered in tar and feathers. Sometimes the grooms party will tie the groom to the back of a pickup and they'll all get drunk, driving round with the groom (and bride occasionally), blaring the horn and playing music. We also use every excuse to get drunk, as the world knows. I'm going to Denmark in October and would really appreciate some travel tips x

[@EliseBuch]

it's not quite the same thing tho. The cinnamon thing is something you do to 25-year-olds who haven't get been either engaged or married. We do crazy things do people who are getting married too, but that's another thing :D

[@catastrophe4525]

I know haha, just mean it's something odd our countries do that involves being tied to a pole and covered in something! Thanks for replying though, love your channel so much.

[@oliviafranck3409]

Elsker dine videoerrr love you ❤️

[@EliseBuch]

Tak Olivia! :)

[@lrkemalm8547]

Fellow dane here, just to add too why we jump on new years. It is said that if you don't jump you will be stuck in the old year and wont more forward with everyone else. Some also say that if you have a coin on you when you jump, you will have/earn more money in the new year.

[@gnawershreth]

Yeah, the flag thing often seems to confuse foreigners because they're used to a flag having a more nationalistic, patriotic or whatever meaning. That's not really the case in Denmark though. I mean, I'm sure the nationalists etc *also* use the flag but since they're such a tiny minority it's not really what we think of when we see the Danish flag. When the flag is used in birthday cakes, when a driveway is lined with flags, when a street is lined with flags etc. we don't shed a tear with nationalist pride or whatever, we just wonder what's being celebrated. It could be a birthday, a graduation, a wedding, a town fair, a national holiday or whatever really. All the flag symbolizes to the majority of Danes is "Celebration", it's basically like a "YAY!" or "HOORAY!" in physical form. :) Danish stores also tend to use the flag for that reason. When some shoe store or whatever is celebrating their "birthday" or "anniversary" they'll have flags to show it and to signal that they'll likely have some good deals going on. Foreigners also need to understand that it really has nothing to do with Denmark at all, if I was dating a German, a Brazilian or whatever and was celebrating their birthday here in Denmark, I'd try to find German or Brazilian flags for the cake etc. as it's not about the country but about the birthday boy/girl. We just see flags as happy celebratory things.

[@jolanabarakova7140]

We also have that thing with witches in Czech republic, but on 30 April. It's my favourite day of the year!

[@nicolemeyr2834]

There's also some kind of witch-burning here in Germany, but i think only in my area

[@aiastenger6195]

Nicole Meyer it's a german tradition that us danes has been using for centuries 😊 so it's not just in your area

[@nicolemeyr2834]

Aia Stenger ah really? Nice to know, thank you 💕

[@Underjordiskentitet]

For centuries might be an exaggeration, i think it has been done in Denmark for less than 200 years

[@Underjordiskentitet]

natmus.dk/historisk-viden/temaer/fester-og-traditioner/sankt-hans/sankt-hans-heksen/

[@aiastenger6195]

R3ika it's still more than one century.

[@PoppyHapalopus]

I can't believe you didn't mention Fastelavn! Nothing is as festive as letting children dress up in cute costumes, beat a cat to death, and run around begging for money and bread at strangers' houses

[@bbghoul_x]

The cinnamon thing is weird and so dangerous.. If it got in someones mouth they can choke and die. The guy who caught fire, is he okay? And the witch burning is a little silly. Lol I live in Canada and me and my family dont really have any traditions unless u count my family eating turkey every christmas, thanks giving, and easter. Lol

[@bbghoul_x]

The school one sounds so fun!

[@EliseBuch]

He is okay 🖒 but it looks crazy.

[@katrinepetersen2566]

Shannon Marianne It is usually not that Wild. Most people just do a bit of cinnamon in the hair or on the shirt. A lot of people don't do it, but just joke about it.

[@bbghoul_x]

Katrine Petersen oh that's good. :)

[@tjay84]

Oh yes.. The day I learned that my skin reacted allergic to cinnamon.. LOL

[@weikaillustration]

We "burn the witch" in Belgium too (mostly in small villages though) ! It's the exact same, it's a witch rag doll (made by the kids in the village in general) on top of a huge bonfire (usually made from the people's old christmas trees, recycling yay) but in our case we do it to welcome spring so at the end of march :) The idea is to burn the winter's spirit away basically ! Super interesting video by the way :) The thing where you jump into the new year and the easter one are adorable x) The cinnamon one though... Definitely weird xD

[@brittsnoeck2313]

Marie Halflants Van waar ben je juist?

[@weikaillustration]

Hi, I'm from Wallonia actually, I don't speak flemish I'm so sorry x) If I understand your question correctly, I'm from Liège and now live in Brussels ^^ What about you? :)

[@brittsnoeck2313]

Marie Halflants I’m from Laarne , close to Gent . It’s okay that you don’t speak Flemish . I do speak French too

[@weikaillustration]

That's awesome ! :D You guys have always been better than us with languages ... Although I'm planning on learning flemish now that I live in Brussels ^^

[@brittsnoeck2313]

Marie Halflants Good luck with learning Flemish . I‘m sure you can do it :)

[@adamnowak9785]

record the episode in Danish elise

[@EliseBuch]

I'll film a vlog only speaking danish today, stay tuned for that :)

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

dude, dont demand! what makes you think you have the right to tell her what to do?! so rude!

[@frejanielsen3903]

hvad med at danse om juletræ?

[@chelseawelch9921]

I wish USA had more weird traditions and things to do. I think ppl would be far less self involved. Except the cinnamon thing... That clip is going to haunt me!

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

Dont worry , we think you guys are doing wierd enough things over there ...just look at your current president :P

[@AC-xr1do]

we usually mix the cinamon with something else so it doesent cath fir guess hey didnt

[@SortenRavn]

Well, don't let me tell you about what happens 5 years later, if you're still not engaged

[@CatchBurning]

Now I'm curious. 😉

[@kth5077]

Chelsea Welch ... Don't you worry.. You americans are pretty weird as it is....

[@afukai20]

I’ve visited Copenhagen for half day while waiting for my other flight to Poland. I might have not see very much on Danish culture, somehow I fall in love with Denmark the most out of all europe countries I ve visited. I got to know cinnamon birthday culture from tiktok and here I coming to get confirmation. Thank you for sharing from an Asian lady in country called Malaysia.

[@adamnowak9785]

You elise you represent your conntry well of denmark is beautiful

[@StarkArsonist]

adam nowak no.

[@karen-xf9vb]

Hvor gammel er du?

[@EliseBuch]

Tak Mira

[@EliseBuch]

Jeg er 23

[@StarkArsonist]

Elise, snakkede ikke til dig?

[@mleine5653]

I am from Finland and although we live so close the danish traditions you tell us about we don’t have here😀 Cool to hear about your traditions. Didn’t think any of them was that very weird😉

[@pumpuppthevolume]

so Danish cinnamon torture :P

[@nuttchi90]

open truck thing we doin sweden too :P (maybe not driving to everybody in tha truck) :P some of this traditions ive never heard of an im mostley danish (but live in swedn ) have to ask my grandma (or my danis relatives in denmark) cause it sounds really intresting ! :P thanks for an awesome video !

[@anne-louisepreuss6946]

Haha vi lyder som alkoholiker!! (Haha it sounds like we are alcoholics)

[@ՍուսաննաՄանուչարյան]

What happened to that guy that got caught on fire? Did he die?

[@MrX-el6jq]

No, he survived. Thankfully.

[@vianeyitalia6044]

If anyone would give me cinnamon for my birthday, I would make sure to store it because I love having it in my coffee 😂

[@nejtaksandahl]

Vianey Italia The weird thing is that I’m danish, and I have never ever heard of that tradition! 😂😭

[@andreawatson6376]

Hello viaey

[@SuperArtsii]

Woaw.. your hair.. ITS SOOO AMAZING! ahh

[@EliseBuch]

Thank you so much.

[@huzkytv]

I don't think it's weird what do they in Danmark/Denmark, because I'm danish as well 😆😀😄

[@exeuroweenie]

As afirst generation Danish American,it's no weirder than people here shooting each other over their Thanksgiving dinners.Some of my parents customs were beautiful,except for rullepolse and Gammel Dansk.

[@huzkytv]

What

[@jonathanjensen8448]

1 er da forkert... jeg har aldrig hørt om folk der bliver bundet fast og smidt kanel på?

[@teklutvermose8671]

kzbin.info?search_query=kanel+25

[@teklutvermose8671]

Den er god nok! Du har ikke hørt om det fordi du ikke er fra Jylland :)

[@almichael74]

You have gorgeous eyes 😍👀

[@casebeth]

there's a similar tradition in Finland with the big truck at graduation, but they throw out candy

[@MojitoMouse]

The withch burning is also to send the witches off to Brocken in Germany (in Danish it's called Bloksbjerg), and if I remember correctly, they will then have a massive party there.. xD

[@ztveng]

As a Dane I'm ashamed that J-day is considered a tradition. It's really just a marketing stunt. But I don't blame you for including it in this list - "we" do a drink quite a lot. I've never noticed anyone jumping off chairs at Newyear, it must be one of the more rare occuring traditions. My favorite tradition on this link must be number 5 - it's SO MUCH fun driving around after graduating. I wasn't too drunk either, so I still remember most of the day though it was in 2001.

[@MultiBob13]

We also use the faroese flag as decoration for birthdays in the Faroe islands (Færøerne), and we also have J-dag when the Christmas beers come out, and they sell them for 1kr. all night so everyone gets super drunk xD we drink when we celebrate anything.

[@despaahana]

What is the legal drinking age in Denmark?

[@teklutvermose8671]

Technically speaking, there is no legal drinking age, but legal minimum age for buying light alcohol(beers, alcoholic ciders) is 16. Buying strong alcohol requires a minimum age of 18. Many night clubs where alcohol is sold also require its guests to be minimum 18 of age. In Denmark, it is legal to drink in public.

[@christydalgaard]

Jeg har aldrig hørt om den første - er du sikker på den? eller kender du nogle som har gjort det? måske er det kun dele af landet?

[@kbprivat6155]

Hvad er der i vejen med Danmark tradishoner

[@martachmielewska9505]

I saw this guys on the open trucks today (29th Of June) in Copenhagen it’s my first day. Is one day thing or tomorrow can be the same?😂❤️

[@mentalmans_6561]

Marta Chmielewska its about 1 week

[@martachmielewska9505]

The Blyatman thanks

[@rickycarroll9900]

We all have different traditions around the world. Liked your video.

[@amy_loves_the_chosen]

The only ones to me that were weird was 1 and 4. I love watching your KZbin channel. Your so beautiful and kind

[@andreawatson6376]

Hello beautiful how are you doing?

[@selmasuner3618]

Hvorfor er fastelavn ikke med?