Danes start celebrations early during festive season There are a
lot of differences between Christmas in Hong Kong and Denmark.
Christmas is a very important festival in Denmark, even more
important than New Year, and there are a lot of Christmas
traditions. Four weeks before Christmas Eve, the Danes begin to
celebrate Christmas by lighting up one of the Advent candles, a
traditional decoration put up in Denmark every year before
Christmas. There are four candles and one is lit each weekend.
On the last weekend before Christmas, all four candles would
have been lit. The Danes put up Christmas trees with beautiful
lights in front of their houses. They also have Advent calendars
for children. From the first of December, children get a small
present from their parents every day, until December 24.
Meanwhile, teenagers take on the role of julenissens, Santa's
helpers in Danish fairy- tales, and give a classmate a present
or greeting card. On Christmas Eve, the whole family gets
together for a big meal. Ris is man