Hygge season: Learning to winter like the Danes
Picture this: You’re wrapped in a blanket, your cozy wool socks keeping your toes toasty, a cup of tea warming your palms. Candlelight flickers against the cabin wall as rain patters against the window.
This is the pinnacle of hygge.
The Danish concept (pronounced hoo-gah) rose to global consciousness when it made the shortlist for the Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 Word of the Year. Its closest English relative is “coziness,” which conveys an intimate connection to warm and fuzzy feelings with hints of safety.
Meik Wiking, author of “The Little Book of Hygge,” and founder and CEO of the Happiness is a major driver.
