ABC 7 Chicago: What is hygge? How the Danish lifestyle concept became a trend
Have you ever had a wonderful night sitting by the fire with a glass of cocoa, enjoying the company of your loved ones, and just thought, "This is the life"? Well, that, is hygge. The Danish word ...
You might not know how to say it, but you've probably heard of "hygge" by now. (It's "hoo-ga," by the way.) The Danish concept of hygge has been defined as "coziness," "being aware of a good moment ...
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Meik Wiking, the author of The Little Book of Hygge, created the Hygge Manifesto, which quantifies hygge into ten ideals: atmosphere, presence, pleasure, equality, gratitude, comfort, togetherness, harmony, truce, and shelter. [11]
Hygge is about cosiness and surrounding yourself with the things that make life good, like friendship, laughter and security, as well as more concrete things like warmth, light, seasonal food and drink.
Hygge (pronounced “hoo-geh”) is a Danish concept of taking pleasure in everyday things, simplifying life, and creating coziness in the home. It encourages you to savor the good moments and foster meaningful relationships while relaxing and indulging.
While hygge can be deeply enjoyable and rejuvenating, it is also non-inclusive exercise that can leave newcomers to Denmark on the outside looking in. Hygge encourages its practitioners to shelter, cluster, and enclose.