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It's a nice touch that the daily message also includes a link in Faerose and Greenlandic.
And allow me to be pedantic.
This is a nissefamily, with a nissegirl, nisseboy, nissedad and nissemom.
We do have elves in DK, but they are not at all related to nisser. Elves roam the forests. Nisser live in houses.
Nor do nisser belong to Santa Claus' family. They predate Santa Claus with perhaps 4-5.000 years.
Nor are they goblins, we don't have goblins in DK. I believe they have some in Norway and in parts of Germany.
Nisser probably started out as a kind of house-spirit when permanent settlements became established some 6.000 years ago.
And sometime around 1600 they personified as beings called nisser (plural)
Back then there was only one nisse per house. Always a man and very old. 800 years is considered middle-aged for a nisse.
The nisse was a fearsome creature!
If treated with respect and spoken about with respect and not least fed well on Christmas Night (*), he would be benevolent and protect the house and it's residents from harm, illness, fire and even death.
However, if disrespected he would cause all sorts of calamities and misfortune upon the house and the residents - and guests.
The nisse is also very mischievous. From time to time he will make things disappear, or misplace them or perhaps cause a shelve to fall down from the wall. - But never a painting! If a painting fell down from the wall, it meant that someone near and dear had died in that moment.
If you had a less than happy relationship with your nisse, it wouldn't help to move, because the nisse would move along with you.
However, during the 1800's the nisse started a family, and that sure made him a much kinder being. Although his children are fond of playing tricks on residents and guests.
Often a nisse will travel, as we shall learn during this month. Traveling for a 100 years is merely an extended trip for a nisse.
And as we have learned this nissefamily has traveled to both Greenland and the Faeroe Island - but perhaps they will manage to meet up at Christmas? We shall see.
The question of of course,
where will they meet?
(*) While a traditional Danish Christmas Eve is full of joy and feasting. Christmas Night is downright scary! That's when all sorts of strange beings, including the dead BTW, roam the Earth.
The animals can talk on Christmas Night, but all humans who have heard it have become mute, so no one knows what they are talking about...