My name it says in dots…

One of the pleasant traditions that we must remember to uphold, and teach our children, is to cut geek letters and send them to each other. When the first snowdrops pop out of the ground, as they are doing right now... it's time to get out and gather together. Put them under pressure for a few days in a large book, preferably with something heavy on top. Fold and cut a fine pattern in a piece of paper and attach the snowman. Write a small verse/rhyme and instead of your name, you put dots. Send it to someone you care about. The game involves the recipients now having to guess who the letter is from. If you can't guess it, you are called a "gek", which means fool. However, this can be avoided if the sender reveals himself and you give him an Easter egg.

Behind a rose hedge, I found this little cuckoo.
It had recently come up, it froze the tiny little body.
I am sending it to you my friend and hope to get an egg again.

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A winter gopher, a summer jester, a bird without wings,
a little friend who loves you, sends a special greeting.

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My name it says in dots, be careful it doesn't stick..

The Gekke letter is a Danish tradition that has its roots several hundred years back. It is believed that the oldest geek letter is from 1770. At the beginning of the 1800th century, the tradition spread and it still exists. To gæk is an old word for "to make fun of/to drive gæk" The winter gækken does just that, as we feel that when it emerges from the ground, winter is over, which is certainly not always the case. Snowdrops are often seen standing in the snow.