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COPENHAGue
Copenhague is the capital city of Denmark and has a lot of beautiful places to visit .You can visit the National Gallery of Denmark , it is Denmark's largest art gallery . It has an oustanding collection of danish and international art .
ODENSE
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark , it has famous landmarks, museums, and other points of interest.
Denmark is considered the lego country, it was opened in 1968, a parc that was built next to it's historical factory: legoland in Billund.
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Denmark by Agathe Chedru, Aleyna Sokmen et Raphaëlle Kuntz 3D
Each year, the Danes celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucy on December 13th. Their legend says that Lucy was a young Christian who refused to worship the Roman emperor, and as a result, was murdered and died a martyr.
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The Fastelavn is the diminished version of the catholic Carnival. On the following day, Fastelavnsmandag, childrens go to school dresses up in costume and go door-to-door for candy and sweets.
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In April 9th 1940, the German invaded the Denmark. This was the day when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II. Flags on flagpoles must be at half-mast until 12:00, to indicate the mourning, after that it goes to full mast to indicate that Denmark is a free country today.
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5 May : Liberation Day : This day is a Historic date, this was the day that the German capitulated in Denmark under World War II. However, the island of Bornholm was not liberated on this date. The German’s ocuupation continues until the URSS liberated the island.
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Agathe Chedru 3D
Agathe Chedru 3D
Midsummer festival of Saint Hans
The height of Danish summer is celebrated on the evening of June 23 under the name Sankt Hans (Saint Hans), who is known in English as John the Baptist. The festival of Sankt Hans and the celebration of the summer solstice have pagan roots and date back to the days before Christianity came to Denmark.
Sankt Hans is generally celebrated with a dinner at home with family and friends followed by a stroll to a community bonfire, often by the beach, in a park, or on the shore of one of Denmark's many lakes.
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Fun facts
The danish flag « the Dannebrog » is the oldest flag in the world. This flag has been chosen to be the danish flag in 1219.
LEGO was invented by Dane Ole Kirk Christiansen, a danish man, in the town of Billund in 1949.
Denmark has 444 islands, but only 76 of them are inhabited.
The Rain is a danish serie which is very famous in France.
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There is an unofficial Danish law for "no one is better than the other"
It is called "Janteloven", and it plays a key part of the Danish culture and mentality where everyone is accepted and equal. Janteloven is also a main reason why Danes tend to say that it goes well for us
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You'll never be more than 52km from the ocean in Denmark!
If you're looking for a real challenge while you're in Denmark, try not to see the ocean at one point. This is one challenge you'll most likely be unable to complete as you cannot be more than 52km from the ocean in Denmark.
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Kasper Peter Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986,[4][5][6] Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OGC Nice in Ligue 1 in France. He is the son of former Manchester United and Denmark international goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who interestingly finished his career at Manchester City, his son's first club. Kasper Schmeichel is 34 years old these days and spends his days as a goalkeeper. Kasper Schmeichel is also the main goalkeeper of the Danish national team, which is not a small honor. That's why in this part of the article, we want to look at Schmeichel’s life through a new window. Kasper Schmeichel played in the world cup matches for the national team of Denmark in 2022
Culture and tradition
About 75% of Danes even in winter with harsh climate, use the bicycle to travel and to move from home to work.
This is because the country is flat (ground level) and the use of the bicycle is simple, in addition the country has many cycling paths and this makes less dangerous to use it . For this reason the air pollution in Denmark is reduced compared to the average of other European countries.
-considered on numerous occasions as the happiest country in the world, Denmark continues to be on the podium in the "World happiness report".The culture of this country is based on the sense of equality, no one is considered better than the others there is a law that demonstrates it called "janteloven".
-Ole Kirk Christiansen was a Danish businessman , the inventor of the famous bricks “LEGO”.
This was invented in 1949 in the city of Billund where today you can visit the “legoland” amusement park and the “lego house”
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