Today we asked one of our Danish teachers to share how the Danish celebrate Easter.
“I would like to highlight the tradition of the Danish children’s special Easter poems, the so-called gækkebrev.
Children cut out elaborate shapes on paper and write a teaser poem in the middle. The letter is anonymous but signed with a number of dots corresponding to the number of letters in the sender’s name. If the receiver can guess who it’s from, the sender owes them an egg. If they can’t, they owe the sender an egg. The letter is also accompanied by snowdrop flowers, the first flower of the year.”