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The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
"Culture and Contrasts in a Northern European Village: Lifestyles among Manorial Peasants in 18th-Century Denmark, Journal of Social History Volume: 29#2 (1995) pp 275+. Johansen, Hans Chr. Danish Population History, 1600–1939 (Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark, 2002) 246 pp. ISBN 978-87-7838-725-7 online review
As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the German Romanticism movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them.
Aalborg Carnival; Aarhus Festuge, largest cultural festival in Northern Europe including several smaller festivals.; Aarhus Pride; Copenhagen Carnival; Copenhagen Christmas Festival
Danish Culture Canon (2 C, 66 P) Danish folk high school movement ... Pages in category "Culture of Denmark" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 ...
Denmark ratified the convention on 25 July 1979, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [2] The first site in Denmark to be added to the list was Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church, inscribed at the 18th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in 1994 in Phuket, Thailand. [3]
The former Danish royal arms, left, established in 1972, and the latest arms by royal resolution on Dec. 20, 2024.
Danish culture and society are broadly progressive egalitarian, and socially liberal; Denmark was the first country to legally recognise same-sex partnerships. It is a founding member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations, and is part of the Schengen Area. Denmark maintains close political ...