Tag Archives: 1864
Hooray! A border turns 100 Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on 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…
Cake Parties in Southern Jutland Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jan 31, 2018
Sønderjylland – the southernmost part of Jutland – is known for its sønderjysk kaffebord (Southern Jutish ”coffee table”), a cake extravaganza made in heaven. I met two women with Sønderjylland roots, Ditte and Marie, for a talk about the unique tradition. M: Back in the day when the Prussians took over Sønderjylland, the Danes used…
Can Danish hygge save the world? Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Oct 16, 2015
Did you know that a British college is teaching hygge? I’d highly recommend all fans of Danish culture to take a look at this article by the BBC! (Yes, it’s already been shared on our Facebook page.) The people interviewed really do their very best to explain the Danish ”core” concept of hygge: ”Sitting by…
Crossing the Border Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Apr 30, 2015
Vil du med til grænsen? (Do you want to [go] with [us] to the border?) When two friends offered me en plads i bilen (a spot in the car), I couldn’t miss the chance to go on my first ever grænsehandel (border trade [trip]). Not that I actually needed to købe (buy) anything on the…
Den Gamle By Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Sep 29, 2012
In the midst of Århus a rare gem awaits the watchful tourist: Den Gamle By (The Old Town), an open air museum consisting of an entire Danish købstad (market town) as it surely must have been a century or two ago. It is, literally, a town within the town. Here the inhabitants live in bindingsværkshus/e…