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Hygge, Snow Cream And Dance Tunes: Winter Weather Finds From The Archives

Snow Scene
Billy Wilson (thebillywilson.com) via Flickr

Many regions of the Old North State are blanketed in snow today. As North Carolinians dig out from the storm, we dug back through the archives for these five snow day finds: 

  • Embrace the cold and have some hygge! Some what? Hygge, pronounced "hooga," is the Danish word for cozy. But as this NPR Picture Show explains, it means so much more. 
  • Whip up some snow cream. Not sure how? Listen as Chloe Tuttle of Williamston, N.C. gives her recipe tips to Weekend Edition host Scott Simon in
  • You know that magical moment after a power outage when the lights finally flicker on and cheers erupt? Ever wonder who is behind the scenes making that happen? Hear the
  • Waiting for the snow plow to make it to your street? Listen to the  in a This American Life prologue. 
  • Cabin fever setting in? Just dance. Start a dance party with the . 

Did you find some hygge? Host a dance-off? How are you spending the snow day? Tweet your photos with #wuncwx. 

Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
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