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Hygge: how the Danes bring warmth into their winters

Hannah O’Brien-Møller explores the ways the Danes cope with their long winters, including their unique concept of ‘hygge’

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“’Hygge’ does not translate into English. It is both an abstract noun and a verb, usually used to denote spending time with friends and family and having a laugh.”

Winters in Denmark can be very long, lasting from early November

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Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan anam?

Féidhlim Mac Róibín argues that the bitter attitude towards the Irish language is rooted in deep national self-doubt

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Identity politics are universally fraught.  

Ireland is not alone in having bitter disagreements in relation to language policy; however, it is unusual that the disagreements do not form along the lines of two cultural traditions, but that rather the intensity