Todaynpeople are trying to bring global awareness of children’s health andneducation in an unusual way – by going without shoes. Check outnthis video, and this official website, and last year’s post.
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nThenQueen’s Birthday in Denmark
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“Margrethe,nMargrethe, come on out, or we will never go home!” call loyalncitizens of Denmark on their queen’s birthday.
“Margrethe,nMargrethe, come on out, or we will never go home!” call loyalncitizens of Denmark on their queen’s birthday.n
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nTheyndo this standing below the public balcony of the Royal AmalienborgnPalace. And sure enough, Queen Margrethe and a few members of hernfamily step out onto the balcony and greet the cheering crowd.
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nThenfunny thing (to me) is that the tradition dictates that this happennseveral times. After smiling and waving to the crowd, the queen willngo back inside. The crowd will make their traditional call againn(rather like calling to Rapunzel or Juliet, isn’t it?), and she willnstep out again—three or four times altogether.
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nDonthings Danish, today!
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Porridgen for breakfast and open-faced sandwiches for lunch are somen popular meals. Meatballs and potato salad are popularn choices for dinner in Denmark.n
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nLicoricen is a popular flavor for desserts—licorice ice cream, licoricen chocolate, licorice fudge, licorice mints, and of course licoricen candy. The Danes apparently especially like salty black licorice.n (I’m thinking, “Salty??”) You probably cannot find all of thesen licorice treats in your local grocery store, but perhaps you can addn some pieces of licorice to vanilla ice cream.n
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Playn Vikings. Play with Legos. Perhaps you can play Vikings WITH Legos!n
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nHeren are instructions for creating a Viking ship out of a milk carton.
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Don some Danish-inspired folk art. Use paint or paper-cutting to createn symmetrical folk designs. Check out thisn and thatn and this othern websites for some ideas. (Scroll down at the last link.)n
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nFornmore Danish activities, check out this and this other earlier post.
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nBritishnMuseum founder Hans Sloane’s birthday
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nEmancipationnDay in the U.S.
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