{"id":923,"date":"2013-04-23T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T17:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=923"},"modified":"2013-04-23T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T17:07:16","slug":"cows-in-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2013\/04\/23\/cows-in-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Cows in Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Muh!<\/strong> It\u2019s finally for\u00e5r <\/strong>(Spring), and all the Danish k\u00f8er<\/strong> (cows) are dying to get out on markerne <\/strong>(the fields). Nattefrosten <\/strong>(the night frost) has left the jord <\/strong>(earth, soil), and our four-legged friends are endelig <\/strong>(finally) allowed to leave the stald <\/strong>(stable). It\u2019s time for k\u00f8ernes for\u00e5rsdans <\/strong>(the spring-dance of the cows).<\/p>\n

I forg\u00e5rs<\/strong> (the day before yesterday), my sister, I and at least<\/em> 1000 other persons travelled to Raunh\u00f8j, one of several Danish farms that had decided to slippe k\u00f8erne fri <\/strong>(let the cows loose) at the same time. I gamle dage <\/strong>(in olden days), this was, of course, a private, joyful event that took place independently at each bondeg\u00e5rd <\/strong>(farm). Takket v\u00e6re <\/strong>(thanks to) the internet, it has recently become a public happening. This year\u2019s magical moment was set to s\u00f8ndag 21. april klokken 12<\/strong>. Passionate cow-watchers could easily access a hjemmeside <\/strong>(homepage) and find the nearest farm.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Danish mejerier<\/strong> (dairies) helped promote the event \u2013 which they\u2019ve branded as \u00d8kodag<\/strong>. If you\u2019ve ever been to a Danish foodstore, you know that Danes are crazy about \u00f8kologisk mad<\/strong> (organic\/biodynamic food \u2013 that is, food that has been grown without the farmers using poisonous fertilizers). So, \u201d\u00d8kodag<\/strong>\u201d is a snappy way to say \u201dorganic day\u201d or \u201dbiodynamic day\u201d. And a ko<\/strong> (cow) that gives us her \u00f8kologisk m\u00e6lk <\/strong>and \u00f8kologisk ost <\/strong>(organic cheese) is \u2026 an \u00f8ko-ko<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\u00f8kodag \u2013 the cows\u2019 spring party (official logo from \u00f8kodag.dk)<\/p><\/div>\n

At the farm there were so many mennesker<\/strong> (humans) that it seemed like a rockkoncert<\/strong>. Politiet<\/strong> (the police) were even there! So many b\u00f8rn og voksne<\/strong> (children and adults) were looking at their watches and talking about the cows, that I\u2019m sure they must have become quite nervous in their stable! But at last they ran out into for\u00e5ret<\/strong>, jumping and dancing madly after their long imprisonment.<\/p>\n

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This is how it looked:\u00a0