- Katinka
Hygge is enjoying good things in life.
Päivitetty: 1. helmik. 2022
You know hygge when you feel it.
It is when you are cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends.
It is those crisp blue mornings when the light through your window is just right.
Hygge is “Scandinavian” (Danish really) for enjoying the good things in life. It´s a feeling of togetherness, well-being and coziness, and there’s nothing more hygge than sharing a good time with friends and family. ”The social Hygge” is all about bringing people together, getting friends and family to share stories and discussing the big and small things in life. Hygge has been translated as: ♥ the art of creating intimacy ♥ cosiness of the soul ♥ the absence of annoyance ♥ taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things ♥ cosy togetherness ♥ cocoa by candlelight HYGGE is: ♥ being with the people we love ♥ a feeling of home ♥ feeling safe & shielded ♥ pleasant conversation or pleasant silence ♥ equality: jantelov: we are all equal, no-one is better than other, and we respect each other, genuinely ♥ The art of hygge is the art of expanding your comfort zone to include other people; we all have our favourite people, with whom we feel cozy and at ease, the soul mates with whom there is no need to use words ♥ feeling of cosiness, warmth and togetherness ♥ word 'hygge' originates from a Norwegian word meaning 'well-being' HYGGEWORDS hyggespreder someone who is spreading hygge mood familiehygge hygge within family hyggesokker hyggesocks, usually woollen Hygge Wishlist:
Hyggekrog. A place in the room where you love to snuggle up in a blanket, with a book and a cup of tea, comfy space. Essential is to be able to relax, totally.
A fireplace. The most hyggelig piece of applied art ever made.
Candles: No candles, no hygge.
Things made of wood.
Nature. Danes feel the need to bring the entire forest inside the house.
Books. Taking a break with a good book is a cornerstone in the concept of hygge.
Ceramics. A nice teapot, a vase on the dining table, that favourite mug you always want to drink from – they are all hyggelige.
Think tactile. Hyggelig interior is not just about how things look, it is just as much about how things feel. Think about the way objects feel to your touch and add a variety of textures to your home.
Vintage. With vintage items, narratives and nostalgia come into play. Objects are more than their physical properties, they hold an emotional value and a story being meaningful to us.
10) Blankets and cushions. They are must-haves in any hygge household. Hygge seems to have its Freudian side: it is about comfort food and security blankets. Hygge is about giving your responsible, stressed-out achiever adult a break. It is about experiencing happiness in simple pleasures and knowing that everything is going to be okay.
HYGGE EMERGENCY KIT is to be used when you are low on energy, have no plans, don't feel like going out and are in the mood for some quality time alone, maybe a bit in melancholy, even.
Candles
Some good-quality chocolate
Your favourite tea/ cocoa
Your favourite book: The book that makes you forget the world and disappear in between pages
Your favourite film or series
Jam
A good pair of woollen socks
A selection of your favourite letters
A warm jumper
A notebook: Write down some of the most hyggelig moments you have experienced in the past month or year. Write down what kind of hyggelige experiences you would like to have in the future, a bucket list of hygge, if you will.
A nice blanket
Paper and pen: Take time to write a handwritten letter. Think of someone to whom you are grateful and write to that person to tell why.
Music: Create a hygge playlist.
A photo album: Select your favourite pics and make collection.
Hygge is about being present in the moment, it is like ”freezing time”. Anything with alcohol freezes time so that we feel we are in the constant present, in ”forever-now-moment”, which lacks past and future. What comes to hygge, wine is suitable for hygge moments. Being wasted is not the goal, hyggeing is about relaxing a bit. Five dimensions of hygge: It is all about HARMONY 1. The taste of hygge. The taste of hygge is almost always familiar, sweet and comforting. It is giving the hot chocolate with whipped cream the attention it deserves. If you want to make a cup of tea more hyggelig, you add honey. If you want to make a cake more hyggelig, you add icing. If you want your stew to be more hyggelig, you add wine or cream. It is giving food/ drink a bit of extra cosiness, in Finnish it is the verb tuunata. It is adding to pancakes something nice, like banana, apple-cinnamon oatmeal products, coconut cream, butter... Hygge is about being kind to yourself – giving yourself a treat, and giving yourself, and each other, a break from the demands of healthy living: Something sinful is an integral component of the hygge ritual. But: The healthiness still lies hidden in there: It is healing the stressed mind, and when the mind is relaxed, the body will follow. 2. The sound of hygge. The small sparks and dynamic crackles of burning wood are probably the most hyggelige sounds there are. Many sounds can be hyggelige. Actually, hygge mainly has to do with the absence of sounds, which enables you to hear even very quiet sounds such as rain drops on the roof, wind blowing outside the window,