Hygge is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cozy, charming, or special.
Meaning Of Hygge
Hygge is “an art of creating intimacy”. While there’s no one English word or simple definition to describe hygge, several can be used interchangeably to describe the idea of hygge such as coziness, charm, happiness, ‘contents’, security, familiarity, comfort, reassurance, kinship, and simpleness.
Danes created hygge because they were trying to survive boredom, cold, dark, and sameness. The undefinable feeling of hygge was a way for them to find moments to celebrate, acknowledge, and break up the mundane or harsh. With so many cold, dark, days, the simple act of lighting a candle and enjoying a cup of coffee could make a huge difference to one’s spirit.
History
The warm and cozy lifestyle that hygge promotes has been a key part of Danish culture since the early 1800s when the word first appeared in the written language (it’s derived from a Norwegian word for “well-being”).
While hygge—which is used as both a noun and adjective in Denmark—is more of a way of life for Danes, it caught on as a lifestyle trend in the UK in 2016 after several books about the topic were published. It became so popular in Britain that it was even included in the Collins Words of the Year for 2016—second only to Brexit.
In 2017, it was America’s turn to go ga-ga for hygge. Everyone from The New York Times to The New Yorker covered it and no fewer than eight books were published in the span of a few months about the topic. It started trending on social media too.
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How to Live a Hygge Life?
Describing things as hyggelig (hygge-like), Danes are also obsessed with adding hygge to other words to describe things. For example, imagine a window seat where you can wrap yourself up in a blanket and watch the world go by, or your favorite armchair where you do all of your reading. Here’s what else is considered hygge:
Candles- Candles are the most important part of creating a hyggelig atmosphere at home. Danes burn a whopping 13 pounds of candle wax a year per capita according to Wiking—more than any other country in the world.
Fireplaces- Curling up by the fire for a warm night is cozier than anything.
Homemade sweets- What you eat is also essential to creating those cozy vibes. Spending tons of money on an expensive meal isn’t the point. It’s more about comfort and familiarity. It might be homemade food, sweets, coffee, or your favorite recipe. If you want to Hygge You can buy Candles from the below link-
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