Fun and festivities in Denmark - celebrations, festivals and cultural events

Danes love all kinds of holidays and festivals. Particular attention is paid to annual religious events included in the church calendar. During these holidays, mass celebrations, lavish parades, and colorful demonstrations are held in the country. Great importance in Denmark is attached to public holidays, which are official non-working days. Of special significance for the inhabitants of Denmark is the New Year, which is celebrated with a huge scale in all corners of the country. On New Year's Eve, the Queen's speech is broadcast live on television, and on the evening of January 1 - the speech of the Prime Minister. Danes meet the New Year at a festive table, which necessarily has a traditional cone-shaped pie. In all homes, people make wishes and drink champagne.

A Danish holiday symbolizing the farewell to winter falls on February 4. In the past centuries, it was only celebrated by adults, but over time the event has been transformed into a children's holiday. Kids dress up in bright costumes and go outside with birch branches in their hands. They sing traditional songs and get sweets from the locals in return. On the day of Easter Sunday, Danes go to the nearest church where a festive divine service is held from the early morning. Then people come back home for a solemn family dinner. All family members gather at a table with traditional dishes and beer.

July 12 is marked by another authentic holiday - Fjord's Day. The celebration lasts for three days. With the help of this holiday, the inhabitants of Denmark are trying to attract the attention of the world public to the condition of coastal waters. At the end of July, Denmark hosts the International Slow Pipe Smoking Championship. The tradition to organize this unusual competition was born sixteen years ago in protest against the anti-smoking campaign. May 1 in Denmark is the International Workers' Day accompanied by public rallies, demonstrations, and charity activities. On May 5, Danes pay tribute to a significant historic event - the Day of Liberation from Fascism. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

With a certain periodicity, Denmark hosts a large-scale film festival. As part of the program, the audience gets an amazing opportunity to watch about one hundred and fifty films. St. Hans Day may be called one of the largest and widely-celebrated events. It falls on June 23 and is celebrated with grand splendor. In different cities of the country, there are cheerful public festivities. Danes dance around campfires, float wreaths with lit candles on the water, sing old songs and dress up in traditional costumes.

One of the largest Danish festivals - The Roskilde Music Festival - is very popular all over Europe and organized in summer. Unlike other similar events, the Danish music festival has no strict rules and restrictions. The reason for this is that the event is organized by a non-profit organization. Music fans from all over the world flock to the festival. More than one hundred thousand true rock fans gather at its venues every year. The festival invites many music bands and performers. Metallica, Iron Maiden, Prodigy and Bob Marley participated in it in different years. Fans of folk music are recommended to attend a folk music festival in Tønder. In addition to concerts, the program of the event also includes contemporary art exhibitions and theater productions.

All kinds of festivals are often held in Denmark, whose inhabitants have a great love for bright costumes and lavish celebrations. One of the most famous events is Aalborg Carnival. It is held in May and gathers thousands of spectators from around the world. Aalborg Carnival is considered the largest carnival in Northern Europe. In summer, the famous Viking Festival is regularly held in Denmark. A large fair dedicated to everything related to Vikings is organized as part of the event. At the beginning of July, there is the International Jazz Music Festival, which is very popular among the Danes. It lasts for ten days.