On New Year’s Eve, Brev’s team manager, Hanne, hosted her family, friends and Team FOG for a New Year’s party at her house. 🎉
Every year at exactly 6 pm, about 2 million Danes tune into the Queen of Denmark’s New Year Address. During this address, the Queen speaks about the current state of affairs in Denmark and this year she also highlighted the work of medics and researchers battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
After the New Year Address, we sat down for a long dinner consisting of:
- A shrimp salad with bread and butter
- Roasted beef tenderloin, boiled potatoes and whole mini onions
- Homemade pudding, meringues, and chocolate and strawberry ice cream for dessert
Throughout dinner, we sang seven different songs (in Danish of course) and Hanne had given everyone hilarious bibs with the song lyrics on the back to follow along. Additionally, Hanne had placed a small “secret task” underneath each plate for everyone to complete during the evening. Mine was to stand up and announce to everyone when I had to use the restroom and Brev’s was to shout “Happy New Year” at some point during the meal.
Instead of a ball drop, the Danish countdown to the New Year is watching a black and white sitcom, called a Dinner For One. It is also custom for people to stand on the couch and “jump into the New Year” at midnight.
In Danish “SKAL” means “cheers,” and we ended the night with lots and lots of skal and fireworks! 😉
The Jo Show 