The Danish name for New Year's Eve is Nytårsaften.
In Denmark, Nytårsaften is celebrated on December 31 with family gatherings, festive meals, fireworks, and televised traditions. A famous Danish custom is watching the monarch's New Year's address, which is traditionally broadcast on the evening of December 31.
Another familiar tradition is jumping from a chair or sofa at midnight. Participants symbolically “jump into” the new year. Some people also break old plates and dishes outside friends' or neighbors' homes, a practice associated with friendship and good luck, although it is less universal than the midnight toast.
Danish New Year's customs are sometimes mixed up with Christmas traditions because both holidays involve elaborate meals and gatherings. Nytårsaften specifically means New Year's Eve, while nytårsdag means New Year's Day. The spelling uses the Danish letters “å” and the compound-word structure typical of the language.