What is the New Year's Eve celebration in Denmark traditionally called?

The New Year's Eve celebration in Denmark is traditionally called Nytårsaften.

Nytårsaften is the Danish term for New Year's Eve. Danish celebrations commonly include a festive dinner, the King's New Year's speech, fireworks, and a midnight toast. Many people also watch the clock at Copenhagen City Hall Square or follow the countdown through national broadcasts.

A distinctive Danish custom is jumping from a chair or sofa at midnight. Participants symbolically leap into the new year, a playful tradition often described as bringing good luck. Another familiar custom involves eating or serving the ring-shaped cake kransekage, which is made from marzipan and is associated with celebrations and special occasions.

The term should not be confused with Juleaften, which means Christmas Eve, or Fastelavn, a separate Danish festival traditionally associated with the period before Lent. Danish language uses nytår for New Year and aften for evening.