Christmas
Christmas is upon us. It is a time rich in traditions, good food and cosiness. Dive into our Christmas theme and read about our many Danish Christmas traditions and Christmas stories.
Christmas of the poor
![Photograph of the Christmas party in the Odd Fellows Mansion](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2023-11/dt005856.jpg?h=11934457&itok=-dgvwcja)
Christmas is characterised by abundance, yet poverty takes up a fair share of our stories about the Christmas season. We have been in the collections and have found some of the Christmas stories.
Peter's Christmas
![The front page of Peter's Christmas in 1889 with Holmen's Kirke, Børsen and Christians Kirke](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2021-11/dt002152_0.jpg?h=1bacf6fd&itok=iY9WRv1h)
Read about the cosy Danish Christmas story Peter's Christmas and its muddled path to publication.
Will it be Christmas this year?
![Christmas decorations over Østergade with bus on the road](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2022-11/JC_K_1733.jpg?itok=HSMOU6Il)
We must turn down the heat and save on electricity. Will it even be a "real Christmas" this year? Fear not! We have Christmas lights as well as a merry atmosphere in the collections.