{"id":1588122,"date":"2018-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1588122"},"modified":"2020-04-23T23:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:24:42","slug":"cosagach-the-new-hygge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cosagach-the-new-hygge\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f2sagach, the new \u2018Hygge\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pk-dropcap pk-dropcap-borders\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/home-essential-baabuk-slippers\/\">Hygge<\/a>? The Danish word for coziness and relaxation, pronounced hoo-gah, by the way, that became an international trend rapidly? It&#8217;s not surprising because Denmark, alongside other Scandinavian countries, holds the title of \u2018happiest country\u2019 in the world, hence why everyone was giving this Hygge trend a go. In 2018, however, new cocooning trends are slowly emerging, and we\u2019re <em>always<\/em> willing to try out\u00a0 newways to relax! So, meet the Scottish version of Hygge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/dec\/14\/cosagach-is-the-scottish-hygge-more-about-wet-moss-than-warm-blankets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C\u00f2sagach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1597123 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cos72-800x418.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f2sagach: Feet warming by a fire\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cos72-800x418.jpg 800w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cos72-320x167.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cos72-560x292.jpg 560w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cos72.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, winter is the perfect time to \u2018practice\u2019 C\u00f2sagach (kaw-sa-gough), as it essentially promotes self-care and relaxation, especially in the colder seasons. For example, instead of letting the snowstorms outside get to you, enjoy a warm drink and cozy socks next to your fireplace and <em>listen<\/em> to the storm, while curled up with a nice book. Ultimately, C\u00f2sagach asks you to look at seemingly inconvenient situations from another angle!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just like Hygge, C\u00f2sagach encourages simplicity, warmth, and coziness. Embrace nature with weekend getaways or walks in the park! It\u2019s all about cutting yourself off from the big city every once in a while to restore peace of mind. Other tips include warm blankets, warm drinks, and opting for intimate get-togethers as opposed to big crowds. Basically, it\u2019s just saying that you shouldn\u2019t feel guilty for wanting to take time off for yourself and step away from the craziness once in a while, especially in the winter!<\/p>\n<p>Will you try this out?<\/p>\n<p><em>All images taken on Pinterest. If it is yours and wish to have it removed, please send us an e-mail with the link to the article.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Remember Hygge? The Danish word for coziness and relaxation, pronounced hoo-gah, by the way, that became an international trend rapidly? It&#8217;s not surprising because Denmark, alongside other Scandinavian countries, holds&hellip;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cosagach-the-new-hygge\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1597128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2590,3582,3444,3583,56,1937,3584,901],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1588122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-living","8":"tag-cocooning","9":"tag-cosagach","10":"tag-cozy","11":"tag-hygge","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"tag-relaxation","14":"tag-scottish","15":"tag-winter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1588122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1597128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1588122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1588122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1588122"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=1588122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}