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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/clancyisnotdead at 2023-08-18 14:26:24+00:00.
clancyisnotdead (OP) at 2023-08-18 14:39:57+00:00 ID:
jwq63wromg thanks that makes sense i guess, we dont do that here
Extension-Cover-1459 at 2023-08-18 16:36:26+00:00 ID:
jwqp52yWhere are you from? Where did you get it? We still use these in modern Danish Christmas tree decoration.
clancyisnotdead (OP) at 2023-08-18 16:38:10+00:00 ID:
jwqpfirSpain and my grandma took it somewhere she barely remembers, she thought she took it from a cocktail which does not make any sense
SpringrollJack at 2023-08-19 06:32:19+00:00 ID:
jwttfs8People should honestly do that the rest of the year
AppleDane at 2023-08-19 08:21:38+00:00 ID:
jwu1sm9You could place it in the garden orange tree and put a candle on it for evening sit-arounds. Y luego tienes el “hygge” danés.
SVCLIII at 2023-08-19 07:45:43+00:00 ID:
jwtz4jzIt would actually make a weird kinda sense.
If you’re not familliar with traditional Danish fire-hazards this “cola de gallo” would be a great stirrer for long drinks. You could rest the hook on the rim to keep it from falling into the drink and put gsrnish in the spiral.
clancyisnotdead (OP) at 2023-08-19 07:53:00+00:00 ID:
jwtzoaonow, knowing that it is not for drinks, she thinks she bought it as a souvenir while traveling but she forgot about it an thought it was for drinks
Extension-Cover-1459 at 2023-08-18 16:46:21+00:00 ID:
jwqqru3Maybe she got drunk and put into her drink herself haha. It did also surprise me that there was only one as well? Usually we have 4-12 pieces.
clancyisnotdead (OP) at 2023-08-18 16:48:21+00:00 ID:
jwqr3hashe even kept it in the kitchen but i we still have no idea where did she got it since i have never seen this in Spain before
Extension-Cover-1459 at 2023-08-18 18:58:07+00:00 ID:
jwrcbjtThats just even more funny. Bless her
Tinasiig at 2023-08-18 20:55:02+00:00 ID:
jwrv3cpOnly 4-12… :O
We used to have AT LEAST 24… :P
clancyisnotdead (OP) at 2023-08-19 07:42:41+00:00 ID:
jwtywicupdate, we found anotherone, this one has a snowman
AppleDane at 2023-08-19 08:22:36+00:00 ID:
jwu1v8mThis is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them!
Massive_Drummer_1004 at 2023-08-19 09:55:07+00:00 ID:
jwu8tu0There’s a nest nearby, clearly :)
McFuckin94 at 2023-08-19 00:32:39+00:00 ID:
jwspxj9I am so curious as to how these go on a tree
Edit; if anyone can give me a name so I can Google it, I’d appreciate it!
nopainjustlol at 2023-08-19 00:53:37+00:00 ID:
jwssqbjGoogle: Georg Jensen lysholdersæt.
Put a candle into the curly spiral thingy on top, and use the hook under it to put it on a branch of a dead, dry Christmas tree. Put around 20 of these on your tree and dance around it, knocking into the candles once in a while.
Not a real Danish Christmas without a lil fire hazard.
McFuckin94 at 2023-08-19 07:52:16+00:00 ID:
jwtzmarHahahahaha “what did you do this Xmas?“ “just set the house on fire!”
Edit; also thanks for giving me the name!
MumrikDK at 2023-08-19 04:19:00+00:00 ID:
jwthd0eLike this for example:
McFuckin94 at 2023-08-19 07:50:18+00:00 ID:
jwtzgyvAh I see, thank you!
SimonKepp at 2023-08-18 21:14:11+00:00 ID:
jwry2l1In Denmark,many if not most have transitioned from paraffin candles on the Christmas tree to electric lighting to reduce the fire hazard, but 70 years ago or so, every single Christmas tree was lit with live candles and Georg Jensen would release new candle holders for the Christmas Tree every year
MollyTweedy at 2023-08-18 21:27:23+00:00 ID:
jws0357Speak for yourself, you wuss. It’s not Christmas unless you come dangerously close to calling the emergency services at least thrice - an ambulance for overeating, a fire engine for the candles, and a police car for the drunken brawl.
SimonKepp at 2023-08-18 21:41:09+00:00 ID:
jws25pwI think, that may be a regional thing. Here in Copenhagen,most of us are able to celebrate things without a need for requesting blue disco lights.
Edit: typo.
Muriana at 2023-08-18 22:46:18+00:00 ID:
jwsbhz3Born and raised in Copenhagen, we still attempt to set my parents house on fire every year.
SimonKepp at 2023-08-18 22:48:56+00:00 ID:
jwsbv4kI did say “most of us”. I thought this style of celebration was much more popular in Jylland and Udkantsdanmark, but won’t rule out, that it also occurs in Copenhagen.
Muriana at 2023-08-18 23:06:05+00:00 ID:
jwse8dkIt’s funny, because I would have thought it was a province thing to go electric. Not that I inspect a lot of Christmas trees, but I dont think I’ve seen a single one with fake candles. So in the circles I move in its not a thing. And my social bubble us very concentrated around Copenhagen, for better or worse.
It just goes to show how different an experience we can have within a honestly fairly small city.
Ok-Rip4206 at 2023-08-19 03:19:59+00:00 ID:
jwtb1vrI only see fake candles in shops and pensioners homes……
FullPoet at 2023-08-18 22:53:34+00:00 ID:
jwscireJylland here , we dont even have electricity!
TakedaGohe at 2023-08-18 23:56:55+00:00 ID:
jwsl5s4Nøøh, look at me i live in copenhagen and live a boring life…
VikingSlayer at 2023-08-18 22:57:30+00:00 ID:
jwsd26gKjøwenhavnere…
Ok-Rip4206 at 2023-08-19 03:18:20+00:00 ID:
jwtav2tI have been living in Copenhagen a looooong time 20+ years, never used the (unholy) electric lights.
VikingPenguin47 at 2023-08-19 02:41:09+00:00 ID:
jwt6hxgSomeone knows how to julehygge! -finger guns-
emul0c at 2023-08-18 21:56:37+00:00 ID:
jws4gd1No one is using electric lights. Also, these candle light holders came out in like the 1990s, far from 70 years ago.
Jona1411 at 2023-08-18 22:07:39+00:00 ID:
jws61vdSay you are from Vestegnen without saying you are from Vestegnen
emul0c at 2023-08-19 05:47:11+00:00 ID:
jwtpn7wNordsjælland
SimonKepp at 2023-08-18 22:01:31+00:00 ID:
jws56b6Lots of people use electric lights on their christmas trees. I don’t know when Georg Jensen started their tradition of new annual christmas tree candle holders, but the concept of live candles on the Christmas tree far predates Georg Jensen.
Massive_Drummer_1004 at 2023-08-19 09:57:59+00:00 ID:
jwu91o4That can’t be true. It’s got to be a (very) small minority of established family households that use electric lighting on their juletræ!
GeronimoDK at 2023-08-19 03:22:24+00:00 ID:
jwtbbtc70? My entire family used real candles when I was a kid, and I’m only 40, since I can still remember it that means it must have been less than 35 years ago or so, maybe 30.
Green-fingers at 2023-08-19 04:00:33+00:00 ID:
jwtfghiIn Århus, Horsens and Struer we still use real candles…… this is the way
CryptographerOdd6635 at 2023-08-18 22:59:12+00:00 ID:
jwsdalkWe still use both. Electric lighting most of the time, but when we do dancing around the tree we light the candles and turn on the electric lights. So cosy!
SpringrollJack at 2023-08-19 06:35:49+00:00 ID:
jwttpz6Same
Micp at 2023-08-18 21:19:50+00:00 ID:
jwryxlcThey are still releasing new ones, and they have made electric lights that fit the holders too so it still looks nice.
My parents have a bunch of these with electric lights and have it lit basically the entire time the tree is up. Prettiest night light ever.
SimonKepp at 2023-08-18 21:21:53+00:00 ID:
jwrz90oThe Christmas tree must be lit from it is decorated and until you throw it out.
SexyBisamrotte at 2023-08-19 05:38:42+00:00 ID:
jwtowuoThey are still releasing new ones, and they have made electric lights that fit the holders too so it still looks nice.
TIL
kun-spidsen-indenfor at 2023-08-18 18:00:52+00:00 ID:
jwr30xuTea stirring device
VikingPenguin47 at 2023-08-19 02:39:28+00:00 ID:
jwt6alyYou do now!
Laotzeiscool at 2023-08-18 22:11:05+00:00 ID:
jws6jpbWe grew up thinking fire and fir trees are a great mix in a house.
Massive_Drummer_1004 at 2023-08-19 09:59:08+00:00 ID:
jwu94s7It is! Works wonders in the stove as well 😆