Gækkebrev a unique Danish Easter tradition
*Gækkebrev (teaser letter)
In Denmark we have many Easter Traditions, but sending a Gækkebrev (teaser letter) is one of the best and most loved among the Danes.
This tradition is the custom of sending gækkebreve (teaser letters). In the weeks before Easter, especially children cut out elaborate letters, on which they write a so-called teaser verse written in the form of short poems or rhymes. The letter is anonymous, but signed with a number of dots corresponding to the number of letters in the sender’s name, so that the recipient has a chance of guessing who sent the letter. The pledge is a chocolate Easter egg redeemed at Easter. The letter is accompanied by a snowdrop, which is regarded as the first flower of the year.
If the receiver cannot guess the sender’s identity within a certain time, the receiver will have to give an Easter egg to the sender, and if the receiver guess who the letter is from, the the sender will have to give him/her a Easter Egg.
*The photo is borrowed from alive.dk
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