Every year to begin the Christmas Season, (yep, I said Christmas - it is still ok to celebrate Christmas here! ) Herning Friskole hosts a family Banko night with proceeds benefitting the SOS foundation. (The SOS foundation is similar to what we know as Unicef.) Banko is the equivalent to Bingo and is played in the same fashion. Numbers are called out, and whether it be a row or the entire card, the winners raise their voices and hands and are awarded fantastisk prices donated by the families at the skole and area businesses. Some of the prizes were hammers, pans, sport bags, candy, wine, towels - you get the idea.
The entire skole turns out for this event. It was unbelievable! Their was ice cream for the kids, dancing in one room, a movie upstairs and the Danish Christmas staple, Æbleskiver and Gløgg- which is like apple pancakes shaped into a ball dipped in jam and powdered sugar, and mulled wine for the adults. Cocoa was served for the children.
After our Bingo experience at Kelli's we thought we were seasoned Banko professionals...that is until the caller began calling! We translated, began looking through our cards, just in time for him to move on to the next number! It was a frenzied hour or so, and after we were ready for treats! We didn't win a single thing, at least anything that could be measured! I was so unbelieveably proud of the kids! Bailey finally got to warm and left to cool off, really I think it was to see the movie upstairs with the girls ( Flushed away in Danish). Sophie fell asleep in my arms. But Max, he hung in for the entire evening. The best part of the evening by far was that even though we won no prizes, Max stayed in complete control. I know he was bummed, but really I think he enjoyed the hunt for the numbers too! Yep, I was really, really proud!
One of the funnier moments in the evening was when they played Swedish Banko, which is where everyone stands on their chairs with one card and only sits down when a number is called that is on their card. The last people standing have not had a number from their card called and win the prizes.
3 comments:
"Æbleskiver which is like apple pancakes shaped into a ball"
Except there's actually no apple at all in modern æbleskiver despite the name. In the old days æbleskiver was actually a slice of apple dipped in flour and egg and fried in butter on the pan. But now there's no apple at all in æbleskiver anymore, but they have kept the name depsite this.
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86bleskive
I am so proud of you for going to this on your own.... you really are getting used to our new DANSK HOMES!!!
How funny! Maybe Max would have eaten them had he known there was no fruit in them! ;)
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