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A ploughed field in January, photo: gb January 1., New Year's Day : It's a Helligdag ( holiday) in Denmark and the other N...

Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Netherlandish proverbs.   A Time of Change.  Easter was not only a Christian celebration in the 16th centur...

  Bindebrev from 1600s A Bindebrev was a letter, used in Denmark between the 1600s and 1800s, which had to bind or tie the receiver. Th...

Happy New Year! Various Customs Around New Year The New Year is celebrated worldwide with great fun and fervor, it's a perfect time to ...

Soon Christmas Again! The first Christmas sight is already in the first days of November, when you see the trees packed and ready.... ......

February 3rd Viking-mask (The Århus-mask) Fastelavn/Shrove Tide was originally a pagan spring-and fertility feast. Later it was added t...