Traditional New Year Celebrations in Denmark
Bursting firecrackers is a very intact part of New Year’s celebration in Denmark. At the mark of twelve, a preplanned show of fireworks is carried out, which illuminates the entire sky and skyline of the town. The dazzling shows of noisy fireworks are most awaited and enjoyed by young children. It is done with an old belief in concern that loud noises of fireworks sway away all the evil spirits and negative energies.
There is another prominent tradition of food saving and throwing. As a part of it, people save some food throughout the year, and then throws it on the threshold of near and dear ones on the occasion of New Year. If one gets to find many old broken dishes at their foyer, then it considered to be an optimistic indication that one has too many good friends and well-wishers, and the coming year will saw pleasant and flourishing relationships with people.
New Year’s time also saw two major and traditional events eagerly awaited and followed by the majority of population of Denmark. One among them is the yearly New Year speech of the monarch, and other is the live broadcast of Town Hall Clock in Copenhagen turning twelve on New Year’s midnight. Both these shows are broadcasted on radio as well as telecasted on television on New Year, and are viewed and listened by millions in Denmark.