Påskedag, or Danish Easter
Hey all! Just thought I'd write a quick post on Danish Easter, or Påskedag (sort of pronounced like POH-skeh-dae) since...it's Easter! The Danes I've talked to have a few Easter traditions, and some are kind of similar to those in the U.S. For example, they do have the Easter Bunny. As far as I can tell, it's not plastered all over everything like an icon of the holiday or anything, and as far as I can tell, no Danish child has ever gotten their picture taken with someone in costume pretending to BE the Easter Bunny... ...but the bunny exists. The Easter Bunny brings chocolate eggs and hides them around the garden on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday, so I guess Easter Egg Hunts are another similarity. I'm pretty sure that it's just chocolate eggs placed outside here, though, and in the U.S., the candy was in plastic colorful eggs. I haven't seen any of those in Denmark. I also haven't seen any indication that the Easter Bunny comes into the home...