On November 10th, this is the evening where Danes enjoy a delicious roast goose dinner, potatoes and gravy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basically, it’s the Danes version of Thanksgiving, at least as far as the feast and celebration of a successful fall harvest goes. As the story goes, Martin of Tours, was a soldier who wanted to become a monk. As he was deeply religious, he was pointed to becoming the next bishop. In order to avoid this honor, he hid in a goose pen, where he was quickly discovered when the geese cackled loudly and gave him away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, Martin went on to become the bishop, and later, a Saint, but in never forgetting the betrayal of the goose, he pronounced that goose must be eaten as the main meal on November 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many Danes also look at this day as the end of the harvest, and the beginning of the long winter season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In later years, goose has been replaced by duck, and this meal could be looked at as a practice run for the Christmas Even dinner as it is very similar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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