Lighting is key: 85% of Danes associate hygge with candles Denmark burns more candles per head than anywhere else in Europe – they even call them “ levende lys” (living lights). Wiking’s new book, The Little Book of Hygge – The Danish Way To Live Well, gives some practical guidance on how to incorporate a little more hygge into our lives.
(Although the free education, healthcare and five weeks of paid vacation doesn’t hurt either.) The Danes are some of the happiest people in the world, and according to Meik Wiking from the Happiness Research Institute, that is because they make practicing hygge a priority.
The Danish notion of hygge (pronounced hue-gah) is basically the Canadian equivalent of ‘hominess.’ It’s also been described as ‘the art of creating intimacy’ and ‘cosiness of the soul.’ It is finding about pleasure in the simple things and warm company of those we love the most.
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