What Is Hygee?

What a great way to live, spend time with family and friends, have a meal, and enjoy conversation. The priorities are different in the countries that practice hygge.

What do we mean by “hygge”?

A warm atmosphere

Hard to pronounce, hygge (“hooga”) is difficult to explain, too. In brief, hygge is about taking time away from the daily rush to be together with people you care about – or even by yourself – to relax and enjoy life’s quieter pleasures.

Hygge is often about informal time together with family or close friends. Typically, the setting is at home or another quiet location, or perhaps a picnic during the summer months. It usually involves sharing a meal and wine or beer, or hot chocolate and a bowl of candy if children are included. There is no agenda. You celebrate the small joys of life, or maybe discuss deeper topics. It is an opportunity to unwind and take things slow.

In both Danish and Norwegian, hygge refers to “a form of everyday togetherness”, “a pleasant and highly valued everyday experience of safety, equality, personal wholeness and a spontaneous social flow”.^[6]

Melinda

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygge

https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/hygge