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The Hardest Part of Skating is the Ice photo Dec.2008: grethe bachmann, Randers, East Jutland

Ancient Belief in the North. Ancient Belief. The ancient belief in the gods were the attempts of humans to explain the mighty powers of...

JUL/CHRISTMAS Viborg Cathedral Jul/ Christmas the beginning In Denmark the pagan solstice feast became a Christian celebration from about 1...

A Polarbear-Baby! If you'd like to see a new little polarbear-baby, born in Denmark (Aalborg Zoo), then look at this link: (various poss...

Quote of the Day A beautiful ship by Møns Klint The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true a...

Where did the word Jul come from? Mindeparken, Århus The word Jul is mentioned the first time in Haraldskvadet from about 870, where Thorbjø...

Christmas Vacation The Last School Day in the Old Days Old village school, Hodde, Jutland/ photo 1999 : gb Until the reformation 1536 the a...

The Jute Horse in Randers The Jute Horse, Østervold, Randers The sculptor Helen Schou ( 1905-2006) is the creator of this great Jute Horse, ...

Quote of the Day Dachshound loses a stick in the brook Mom gets hold of it with her umbrella A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide do...

Amaryllis The name Amaryllis comes from Greek mythology. It was a name of a girl who won the heart of a shepherd-boy heart by creating a new...

Quote of the Day Scientific theories tell us what is possible ; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action. Joh...

Quote of the Day Anyone who doesn't know what soap tastes like, never washed a dog. Franklin P. Jones photo: grethe bachmann, Silkeborg

Quote of the Day What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce. Mark Twain. photo:gb

An Old Folk-Tale from Jutland Oudrup Hede , Jutland Folk Tales The real folk-tales have existed for thousands of years, only for the last tw...

Quote of the Day photo: grethe bachmann There is nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and ...

Cleaning the Indoor Air with Houseplants A really good idea The house is filled with computers and TVs and other polluting things, but plan...

In the autumn are lots of mushrooms in the forest. Some of them look fine and tempting, but it is necessary to know which are ed...

"There is music in the meadows, in the air -- Autumn is here; Skies are gray, but hearts are mellow, Leaves are crimson, brown, a...

Ready for Halloween at the market The carved pumpkin lit by a candle is one of Halloween's most prominent symbols in America and th...

rosy clouds and a lonely seagull mild salty air from the sea the anglers are still waiting for the sea trout a sunset walk by the b...