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The customs often vary in different parts of the country – regions have their own specialities and ways of celebrating.

Food and Drink
Denmark is famous for rich, flaky raised sweet rolls that are often called Danish pastries. Danes especially enjoy a nut-filled coffee cake called kringle. Typical desserts eaten by Danes include berry puddings and rice pudding. The Danish people typically drink coffee with breakfast and during morning and afternoon breaks from work. Many Danes drink beer with meals. On special occasions, they also may drink aquavit, a strong drink slightly flavoured with caraway.

Arts
Many Danes have won fame in the arts, especially in literature. Ludvig Holberg is known as the father of modern Danish literature. Hans Christian Andersen won world fame for his fairy tales and is probably Denmark's best-known writer. Three Danish writers have won the Nobel Price for literature. Carl A. Nielsen is considered Denmark's greatest musical composer. He wrote six symphonies and many other works, including the comic opera Maskarade.

Sport
Soccer is the most popular sport in Denmark. Other favourite sports include bicycling, gymnastics, rowing, sailing, swimming, and tennis. Danes have won Olympic and other world championships in most of these sports, and also in archery, boxing, diving, fencing, riding, weightlifting, and wrestling.