Snow drops are put into letters for a loved one to guess who sent the letter in old Danish tradition . There are hints written in the letter and you must guess who the sender is by Easter. The flower is called “ Vinter gække” and the letter is called “Gække brev”. This means guess letter.
I like that! So interesting. I wonder if the Danish word gaekke has a similar root to the Dutch word gek, which means crazy but can also mean tricking someone if used in a certain way. I’ll have to do some research. I love how European languages link together.
Snow drops are put into letters for a loved one to guess who sent the letter in old Danish tradition . There are hints written in the letter and you must guess who the sender is by Easter. The flower is called “ Vinter gække” and the letter is called “Gække brev”. This means guess letter.
I like that! So interesting. I wonder if the Danish word gaekke has a similar root to the Dutch word gek, which means crazy but can also mean tricking someone if used in a certain way. I’ll have to do some research. I love how European languages link together.
Heel interessante feiten. Gelukkig dat ik de sneeuwklokjes buiten heb geplant 😉
Phew! Gelukkig wel 😄
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Thanks Pia! That's so kind. And Jo Thompson's substack looks like a good one for me to follow/subscribe to too. So double 'thank you'!
Great, hopefully her followers will love you too! Stay warm! :-)
My snowdrops are just out in the garden now
How lovely! Here they are just coming up too, and today piercing through the snow 😃
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Dankjewel, fijn dat je het leuk vindt!