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Practice Hygge and You`ll Never Get Cold
Elena Rudakova
Sunrise chief editor,
Blagoveschensk (Russia)
A piece of advice from
but tempting. Moreover, the author finds out
that this country is regularly voted one of the
happiest in the world, so she gives herself a
year to uncover the formula for Danish
happiness.
A small town, show hills, and complete
darkness welcome them on their arrival. The
point is, when winter comes, the Danes don`t
go out in the evenings, and all the public places
are closed. They decorate their houses with
candles, consume worldwide famous buns,
and take lots of vitamin D to gain energy.
That was the conclusion I made after I
What`s more, they have a heated floor, which
had finished reading the book called “The Year is comfortable to curl up on in front of a
of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of fireplace with a cup of tea and a good book in
the World's Happiest Country” written by a family circle. So to say, home is a cozy nook
Helen Russell. To tell you the truth, I've always where they might enjoy each other`s
been scared of bringing about significant company. It`s surprising, but the Danes feel
changes in my life, but the main character of the need to bring the entire forest inside –
this book made me realize that the most leaves, nuts, and twigs – calling all this the
important thing is just to anticipate the gifts of nature. No doubt, letting your fingers
positive result and be open to the world and run across a wooden table or a warm ceramic
everything new. cup is a feeling that differs distinctly from
Most of us like traveling but only a few
venture to move to a different country. The
author belongs to the latter and
enthusiastically immerses us into the Danish
culture through her own experience. In fact,
she is a journalist and leads a glamorous
lifestyle in London, yet there is something that
depresses her. She can`t get pregnant and
dreams of relaxation and quietude… All of a
sudden, everything turns upside down; her
husband is offered to go on a business trip to
Denmark to work for Lego. This sounds crazy
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