March, Gækkebreve, and the things lost in Digital Denmark: The Danish Year Part 3
What is a gækkebrev? A single piece of paper, cut into a lace-like design, sent anonymously in the days before Easter. This Danish tradition is slowly dying out due to the country's rush towards digitalization. Paper letters have almost disappeared; it's quite possible to go for months without receiving any physical mail at all. Sometimes children make gækkebrev at school and bring them home to their parents. Of course, they are supposed to be anonymous, so parents pretend not to know who has sent them. Th...Life