The Christmas Lunch (Julefrokost) is probably one of the most loved traditions. Who doesn't love eating and drinking? A Christmas lunch is a gathering of not only families but more often colleagues, friend-groups, sports-teams or classmates to celebrate the holiday.
Denmark doesn't have a lot of traditional hot dishes. Instead we are known for our pastry and our rye bread sandwiches and the last is the theme of a 'julefrokost'. Thy involve large buffets of all the classic toppings for rye bread sandwiches and other traditional lunch items as well as huge amounts of beer and Danish schnapps. This food and drink orgy is supplemented by fun party games and sometimes costumes. Overall the Christmas lunches are the party-like celebrations, drowned in alcohol and inappropriate flirting to counter-weight all of the cute and cozy family traditions.
In 2009 the Danish movie 'Julefrokosten' came out. It's a comedy revolving around an office Christmas Lunch. Here's a little clip... Don't worry we're usually not that crazy...