New Year's Eve in Denmark is called Nytårsaften.
Danish celebrations commonly include watching the monarch's New Year's speech, sharing a festive meal, and gathering for the midnight transition. A popular custom is to jump from a chair or sofa at midnight, symbolically jumping into the new year. Fireworks and champagne are also common parts of the evening.
The Danish name combines nytår, meaning new year, with aften, meaning evening. The term identifies the evening before New Year's Day, rather than the entire holiday season. Danish families and communities may observe the customs in different combinations.
Nytårsaften should not be confused with Fastelavn, a separate Danish festival associated with pre-Lenten traditions. Nor is it the same as Grundlovsdag, Denmark's Constitution Day, which is observed on June 5.