Well Ms A's party went ahead on Saturday and although I wasn't there to take part, WH was and has phoned me every few hours since to give me all the gen so that I didn't feel that I had missed out!
It seems that 'big' birthdays are even bigger in Denmark. I mean usually we don't always want to publicise the fact that we're getting older but really, putting the national flag in your front yard is hardly being discrete.
They also have a birthday cake for breakfast which could be seen as sensible, you can't say you don't have room to eat any! The cake is what we know as a Danish pastry but this one is person shaped, male or female, and is huge. Then everyone sings a song thay have made up about you. Well fine, I hope it's only friends who take part or you could be in trouble.
The main celebration takes place in the evening. This do was catered, no things on sticks and finger food here, Pork Stew or Venison was the order of the day, along with lashings of mashed potatoes and veggies. Filling or what?? Sounds like the assembled throng needed it though to wash down the several gallons of chili vodka and champagne on offer.
And you know the really amazing thing? No one got drunk and no one misbeheaved. A perfect recipe for a birthday party. Think I'll have my next one in Denmark too.
PS WH is due back tonight bringing me a slice of left-over birthday cake!!!
It seems that 'big' birthdays are even bigger in Denmark. I mean usually we don't always want to publicise the fact that we're getting older but really, putting the national flag in your front yard is hardly being discrete.
They also have a birthday cake for breakfast which could be seen as sensible, you can't say you don't have room to eat any! The cake is what we know as a Danish pastry but this one is person shaped, male or female, and is huge. Then everyone sings a song thay have made up about you. Well fine, I hope it's only friends who take part or you could be in trouble.
The main celebration takes place in the evening. This do was catered, no things on sticks and finger food here, Pork Stew or Venison was the order of the day, along with lashings of mashed potatoes and veggies. Filling or what?? Sounds like the assembled throng needed it though to wash down the several gallons of chili vodka and champagne on offer.
And you know the really amazing thing? No one got drunk and no one misbeheaved. A perfect recipe for a birthday party. Think I'll have my next one in Denmark too.
PS WH is due back tonight bringing me a slice of left-over birthday cake!!!
2 comments:
Danish Birthdays are certainly different !
Vicki x
Sorry you weren't able to go, but it does sound like WH kept you in the know. Sounds like he had a good time anyway.
I went to a wedding in Sweden once, and at the reception almost everybody got up and sang songs about the groom and/or bride. I don't know what the songs were about, but there were quite a few laughs. Must be a Scandinavian thing.
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