Tag Archives: Denmark
What’s Up with Denmark and Vikings?Posted byBjørn A. Bojesenon Sep 30, 2020
I don’t know if the TV series Vikings created a lot of Danish learners. Still, since it first aired (2013), many people around the world have become curious about the fierce Scandinavian warriors. No, you can’t chat to them. But 2020 Danish wouldn’t be there without their input, so let’s grab a glass of mjød…
Hooray! A border turns 100Posted byBjørn A. Bojesenon May 22, 2020
100 years ago, the northernmost part of Germany became Danish – once again. To loud cheers, king Christian X rode his white horse across the old grænse (border) to claim his new land, July 10th 1920. What’s the fuss all about? Away from the border region, many Danes don’t really know – but the celebration…
Going out in DenmarkPosted byBjørn A. Bojesenon Jan 31, 2020
How do Danes survive the dark season? For many, the answer lies in good company and saying cheers across a table full of beers and drinks. For a Nordic country, Denmark has a vibrant natteliv (night life), with many places you can gå i byen (go out, literally ”go into town”). Even the smallest Danish…
What’s Dangerous in Denmark?Posted byBjørn A. Bojesenon May 19, 2017
Australia’s got sharks, Canada is grizzly ground, Iceland has volcanoes. But what is farlig [farlee] (dangerous) in Danmark? Lots of people enjoy a bit of spænding i tilværelsen (excitement in ”the being” = in life). If we as mennesker (humans) didn’t appreciate a good kick, I guess we wouldn’t springe ud i faldskærm (”jump out”…
Are Danes Equal?Posted byBjørn A. Bojesenon Mar 9, 2017
I går var det Kvindernes Internationale Kampdag (”the Women’s International Day of Struggle”), and Danish kvinder (women) and mænd (men) gathered in the streets to fejre (celebrate) and demonstrere for ligestilling (demonstrate for equality). Danmark is among the world’s most egalitarian countries – still, it lags behind the other nordiske lande (Nordic countries) in international…
Happy New Year from the QueenPosted byBjørn A. Bojesenon Dec 31, 2016
Unlike julen (Christmas), the Danish nytårsfejring (New Year Celebration) hasn’t got a lot of traditioner. People get together, eat, drink (remember to say skååål!) and watch fyrværkeri. (Each year a small number of people get hurt by raketter – rockets.) One fixed tradition, however, is the televised nytårstale (New Year’s speech) by Queen Margrethe. Here…
Top 10 of 2015Posted byBjørn A. Bojesenon Dec 31, 2015
As 2015 is about to hand over the torch to 2016, here’s a quick tilbageblik (retrospect) at the 10 most popular blog posts i år (this year). See you in 2016. Godt nytår! 10 Birthdays in Denmark Do you remember your last birthday party? If you were living in Denmark at the time, there’s…