| FASTELAVN:This is a children's
festival in
February, where children, wearing fancy dress, line up for a turn at
hitting
a large wooden barrel with a club. In the bad old days, the barrel
contained
a cat, but now it is filled with lollies. The first child to knock down
the barrel wins a prize (the cat) and becomes King or Queen for the day. |
Early February |
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| ST.HANS AFTEN: The mid-summer night's
festival
in Denmark is celebrated in the depth of winter here; the burning of
the
witch is most welcome. The bonfire is to stop the evil witch from
landing
on her way to the witches' summit at Bloksbjerg, a mountain in Germany |
Second Saturday of June |
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| JUL I JULI:: Christmas for the adults
in July,
when the weather here is more cool like a Danish Christmas. This is the
best time to enjoy a glass of gloog and a traditional Christmas dinner.
Usually Father Christmas also takes time off from his holiday to drop
in
and distribute small presents.. |
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| MORTENS AFTEN: In November the Danes
traditionally
have a festive dinner of goose. The reason for this goes back to a
French
saint, Martin of Tours, who was bishop in Tours around the year 370.
The
story goes, that he didn't want to become a bishop and therefore hid in
a flock of geese to avoid being elected. Unfortunately for him, the
geese
made a lot of noise and he was found. |
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| JULEFEST: A traditional Danish
Christmas party
where we sing Danish and English Christmas carols as we join hands
around
the Christmas tree. Father Christmas arrives with stories and surprise
bags for the children, and later a traditional dinner of spit roasted
pork
and red cabbage is served. |
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| The Danish Club
has several interest groups, the most popular are Folk Dancing, Golf
and
Bush walking. |
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| FOLK DANCING: This is a very active
group,
which meets twice a month for dancing of Danish and other Scandinavian
folk dances. Some of the members dress up in the old traditional
costumes
and perform at fetes and multicultural festivals.
The organisers and dance instructors are:
Tom & Lis Larsen (07) 3288 5538
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