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Today on Veterans Day, we honour the commitment and sacrifice of all those men and women who have served in uniform. “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war […] shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” – George Washington. #DenmarkinUSA #VeteransDay
Are you passionate about U.S. politics and want to work in the field of diplomacy in Washington DC? 🇩🇰🇺🇸
Now is your chance to become part of #DenmarkinUSA, as our new Advisor on U.S. domestic politics and relations with the U.S. Congress!
Read more about the position and apply before December 1, 2020 👉 https://bit.ly/3piVai2.
#DenmarkinUSA #WorkingforDenmark
"No stranger to green diplomacy, Denmark’s climate ambassador has hit the ground running." 🌱 🇩🇰
Get to know Denmark’s first Climate Ambassador, Tomas Anker Christensen, and his thoughts on #ClimateDiplomacy via The Copenhagen Post.
Read more: https://bit.ly/2TNgjlZ.
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #ClimateAction
Have you ever seen Klown or Adam’s Apples? Now is your chance! Alamo Drafthouse Cinema together with the Danish Film Institute are bringing six new films to Alamo on Demand and this time it’s Danish comedy 🎥😊
Laugh with us here: https://bit.ly/3eyMWwH.
Photo 1-2: Det Danske Filminstitut
Photo 3-4: Rolf Konow
#DenmarkinUSA #DenmarkInArts Udenrigsministeriet Det Danske Filminstitut
This weekend, Halloween is celebrated all across the US and in Denmark we also love to celebrate the spooky tradition 👻
In fact, Tivoli is hosting the Danish Championship in Giant Pumpkins every year in honour of Halloween 🎃 And with a total weight of 2138 lbs, this pumpkin did not only set a new Danish record but also a new Nordic record!
Happy Halloween! 🧡
Photo credit: Tivoli
With more than 800 million people around the world lacking access to clean drinking water, the world is in need of innovative sustainable solutions.
Now, a chemist from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen has invented a new and climate friendly way to turn seawater into drinking water by the use of CO2 instead of electricity!
“You add some CO2 to the water, after which a chemical process begins. But instead of using the CO2 for bubbly carbonation, we use it to separate salt from water,” says Jiwoong Lee, of the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Chemistry.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3mo6tTT
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
Do you want to learn how to cook Danish ‘Æbleskiver’ (Pancake Puffs) - one of the oldest kinds of pastry known in Denmark? 🧁👩🍳
Danes usually eat them at Christmas time when they are looking for some ‘hygge’. Get the recipe and join our virtual #KidsEUFest here 👉 bit.ly/3kfyZGJ.
#DenmarkinUSA #DanishCulture European Union in the United States Hill Center
Denmark opens its largest onshore wind farm 🌱🇩🇰
Wind and solar energy already make up 50% of Denmark's total electricity production. And now Denmark is even closer to creating a fossil-free society!
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
Read more about Green milestone: Denmark opens its largest onshore wind farm.
Join us for #KidsEUFest! 🎉
‘The Snow Queen’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’ & ‘The Little Mermaid’ are just some of the beloved fairy tales written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. And this year, kids from around the world can enjoy virtual readings by Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center. Dive into H.C. Andersen’s fantastic fantasy world with us! 👉 bit.ly/3kfyZGJ.
Photo credit: Anne-Mette Andersen.
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#Copenhagen has a goal: to become carbon neutral by 2025 🌱 The Danish capital is part of Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance – a collaboration of global cities, including Washington D.C., New York City, Seattle, Minneapolis and San Francisco, which all strive to achieve carbon neutrality.
Read more about the steps Copenhagen is taking via Interesting Engineering: bit.ly/3423cmW.
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #ClimateAction
Did you know that UNESCO has designated over a thousand unique places in the world as World Heritage Sites, with both Denmark and the US on the list with several different places? 🏞
One of the sites in Denmark is Kronborg Castle, which perhaps is most famously known as home to the popular Shakespeare play, Hamlet. Other sites include Stevns Klint, Roskilde Cathedral, the Jelling mounds and runic stones, and the Wadder Sea.
Want to know more about the World Heritage Sites? Click here 👉 bit.ly/3lOPbiq.
#DenmarkinUSA #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite
Ready for a virtual trip through the cultural hearts of #Europe? 🇪🇺💙 The 2020 Kids Euro Festival is one week away!
Each year, member states of the European Union, host a series of cultural events for kids. This year, we’re going entirely virtual, so we hope you will join us for free performances, workshops, movies, concerts, dance, storytelling and much more!
More information here: http://kidseurofestival.org/.
#DenmarkinUSA #KidsEUFest #DanishCulture European Union in the United States
Let’s plant some trees! The Danish government has launched a new Forest Foundation 🌳 The idea is that Danish citizens and companies can donate to the foundation to offset their carbon footprint, and the foundation will in return plant trees and initiate climate projects for the benefit of a greener future 💚 #DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
The urban district Nordhavn in Copenhagen is full of future energy solutions 🌱
EnergyLab Nordhavn is the first urban laboratory of its kind in Denmark and is a full-scale smart city energy lab, where a four-year long project has demonstrated how electricity and heating, energy-efficient buildings and electric transport can be integrated into an optimized energy system 🏙
Photo: By & Havn, Peter Sørensen
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
Did you know that Denmark has a secret protector? The Danish folkhero Holger Danske - also known as Ogier the Dane - is said to come alive and defend Denmark, if the country is in need of help.
Holger Danske is sleeping in the crypts of the Danish Kronborg Castle and dates all the way back to 1060!
#DenmarkinUSA #Kronborg
Today, Denmark launches its new global climate action strategy 🇩🇰🌎
Denmark has set the goal to reduce its emissions by 70% in 2030 and to reach climate neutrality by 2050 🌱
Read more about the strategy here: https://bit.ly/3cM0x3F.
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #ClimateAction #GreenDiplomacy #GreenDenmark
Today, we are celebrating the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste! 🍅 ♻️ Did you know that globally, 1/3 of all food is lost or wasted?
To raise awareness, the Danish government has also designated September 29 as Denmark's national food waste day! “We have to act now and this battle requires all of us - Me and you, our neighbours and friends, and I hope this day will inspire us all to fight climate change and waste less food,” says Denmark’s Minister for Food Mogens Jensen.
Read more: https://bit.ly/30n4neq
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #FLWDay #foodloss #foodwaste #sustainable
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Are you looking for an international career and are you excited about sustainable solutions for the food & agricultural sector? Then you might be our future Junior Commercial Advisor at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington DC 🇩🇰🇺🇸
Read more about the position and apply before October 12, 2020: http://bit.ly/2nrjp2b.
#DenmarkinUSA #WorkingforDenmark
This week we are celebrating both #UN75 and the 5-year anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals – important steps towards a better and more sustainable future for all 🌍
Let’s make sure it will also be remembered as the time we took action. “Together, in solidarity. Leaving no one behind”, says Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation, Rasmus Prehn 🇩🇰🇺🇳
#SDG #2030Agenda #GlobalGoals #SusDANEability
Forests are the new classrooms in Denmark! 🌳
Due to the coronavirus, many Danish schools have started to embrace the idea of outdoor schooling, and research suggests that outdoor teaching might have several benefits, including better health and even somewhat better results on reading test scores!
Read the full article via Washington Post: https://wapo.st/2EsyHNb
#DenmarkinUSA #DanishSchool #SusDANEability
Did you know that Denmark has one of the most competitive economies in the world?
The Danish economy is ranked in second place by the Institute for Management Development - IMD ranking 2020! Denmark has a strong economy, labor market and health and education system, while also being in the top of business efficiency in Europe, the ranking reveals!
Read more: https://bit.ly/2ZZxfJQ.
#DenmarkinUSA
The Danish-led Seattle Symphony is bringing back live music! 🎻
Today, the King County’s Marymoor Park will see its first ever drive-in opening concert from Seattle Symphony! And the best part about it? You have the opportunity to tune in live here 👉 https://live.seattlesymphony.org.
In 2019, Thomas Dausgaard took over as Music Director for the Seattle Symphony, and became the first Danish conductor to lead an American Symphony Orchestra 🇩🇰🇺🇸
Photo credit: Brandon Patoc
#DenmarkinUSA #DanishCulture #DenmarkinArts
Let’s make the planet greener and cleaner! 💚
Today is #WorldCleanUpDay, which is the biggest civic action in the world against waste. Last year, more than 10,000 Danes gathered more than 11.5 tons of waste in Denmark 🗑♻️
At the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C., we are trying to be more sustainably every day. That is why we are using reusable water bottles to avoid single-use plastic.
#SusDANEability #EUBeachCleanUp #DenmarkinUSA Udenrigsministeriet Denmark.dk
Today, The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reopens after being closed due to COVID-19!
We’re so exited for the opening that includes the exhibition Portraits Of The World: Denmark, which features the Danish painter Michael Ancher’s beautiful group portrait ‘Kunstdommere’ (Art Judges) from 1906 🇩🇰 🇺🇸
The portrait is on loan from Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg, Denmark.
See the video below to hear more about the portrait:
#DenmarkinUSA #nationalportraitgallery #portraitsoftheworld
Clear the way for climate-friendly asphalt!
Danish researchers have developed a new form of climate-friendly asphalt that reduces rolling resistance between cars and the asphalt and thereby reducing CO2 emissions 🚗🌱
The research project is between Roskilde Universitet – RUC , Vejdirektoratet, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU and several private companies and in 2020, 156 kilometers (99,9 miles) of the new asphalt will be rolled out on public Danish roads!
Read more: https://bit.ly/2Fw1hxP.
#SusDANEability #DenmarkinUSA
Did you know that between 1820 and 1930 about 336.000 Danes emigrated to the U.S.? ⛵
In 1930, the US registered 529.000 Danish-Americans, including the children of the emigrated Danes – that’s about 15 percent of the Danish population at that time!
The Danish painter Edvard Petersen (1841-1911) painted this iconic painting called “Emigration on Larsens Plads” in 1890, that relives the atmosphere as Danes boarding one of Thingvalle Liniens boats, that would take travellers from Copenhagen to New York City!
Are you an ancestor of any Dane that took the trip across the Atlantic?
Photo credit: ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Today, we commemorate and honour the victims of the #September11 attacks. 19 years later, we continue to remember the importance of uniting. We will forever remember the day, where thousands of families lost their loves ones. #NeverForget #DenmarkinUSA
Have you ever seen a roof made of eelgrass? 🏠 The unique houses on the Danish island Læsø might hold the secret to sustainable roofs of the future!
The tradition dates back to the 17th century, where islanders lacked tree and therefore looked to the sea to find an alternative to the classic wooden roofs. A seaweed roof can last for more than 300 years and the sustainable material can be found everywhere
According to BBC Travel, Kathryn Larsen, a Copenhagen-based American architect, is researching how seaweed could be updated to contemporary building material around the world 🌎
Read more here: https://bbc.in/2DQFgc4
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
Today, on #FlagDay, we pay tribute to all Danes, who are or have been deployed abroad on international missions 🇩🇰🇩🇰
At #DenmarkinUSA, we raise a special flag that was sent to us from Mr. Roy Baker - a United States veteran, who has kept Dannebrog secure and clean since rescuing the flag from destruction in 1976.
Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Martin La Cour-Andersen saluted the flag as it was raised high at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C. in dedication to all deployed Danish forces around the world.
#FlagDag #FlagDag2020 Udenrigsministeriet Forsvaret
Great news! National Nordic Museum reopens today after being closed due to COVID-19.
“After being closed to the public for nearly six-months, we are thrilled to again open our doors to the community and look forward to welcoming everyone back to the National Nordic Museum,” says Executive Director/CEO Eric Nelson.
Later this month, the Museum presents its Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference, which will be a virtual conference that you can follow from anywhere in the world! The conference will provide resources about family history and lineage, so get ready to learn about Nordic genealogy!
#DenmarkinUSA #DenmarkinArts #DanishCulture #NordicsInUS Kulturministeriet
In 2015 all members of the UN agreed upon 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that would promote peace and prosperity for people and the planet 🌎
An agreement that Denmark has taken very serious ever since – now ranking Denmark second in overall performance of the SDG’s according to a new report!
The SDGs calls for all UN countries to end poverty while improving health, education, reduction of inequality and stimulate economic growth - all while addressing important challenges like climate change and the conservation of our forests and oceans 🍃
Do you want know more? Click here: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
#DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #SDG
Are you interested in culture, economics, politics, trade or defense and want to live in the heart of Washington D.C.?
Then you might be our new intern! 🇩🇰🇺🇸
The Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C. is now open for applications for all our departments for spring 2021.
Hurry up and apply before September 15, 2020 and become a part of #DenmarkinUSA
Read more about the internships on our website: https://bit.ly/3kbu764
Are you ready for some Danish Crime Cinema? Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and the Danish Film Institute are launching the next Six Pack of Danish films in the curated film series. Hear more from Director Nicolas Winding Refn right here👇
#DenmarkinUSA #DenmarkinArts
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Is it the long winter nights? Is it the lack of crime in Denmark that stirs fantasies of rich, intricate criminal plots? Nobody can say for sure, but without a doubt, Denmark has a long and strong tradition of delivering some of the most exceptional crime movies on the planet.
The Alamo On Demand team have curated a fun mix of deep, dark knuckle-biters alongside a selection of distinctly Danish crime comedies – including, yes, Nicolas Winding Refn's PUSHER III.
Find them at https://ondemand.drafthouse.com/page/the-best-of-danish-cinema/
Hurricane #Laura is expected to make landfall near the Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast tonight. Expect extreme winds and flash flooding. There are evacuation orders for certain counties in both states. Danish travellers should closely follow local news and comply with directions of local authorities.
For current information see: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.
#DenmarkinUSA #hurricanelaura
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Do you want to learn how to cook Danish ‘Æbleskiver’ (Pancake Puffs) - one of the oldest kinds of pastry known in Denmark? 🧁👩🍳 Danes usually eat them at Christmas time when they are looking for some ‘hygge’. Get the recipe and join our virtual #KidsEUFest here 👉 bit.ly/3kfyZGJ. #DenmarkinUSA #DanishCulture European Union in the United States Hill Center
Today, The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reopens after being closed due to COVID-19! We’re so exited for the opening that includes the exhibition Portraits Of The World: Denmark, which features the Danish painter Michael Ancher’s beautiful group portrait ‘Kunstdommere’ (Art Judges) from 1906 🇩🇰 🇺🇸 The portrait is on loan from Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg, Denmark. See the video below to hear more about the portrait: #DenmarkinUSA #nationalportraitgallery #portraitsoftheworld
Today, on #FlagDay, we pay tribute to all Danes, who are or have been deployed abroad on international missions 🇩🇰🇩🇰 At #DenmarkinUSA, we raise a special flag that was sent to us from Mr. Roy Baker - a United States veteran, who has kept Dannebrog secure and clean since rescuing the flag from destruction in 1976. Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Martin La Cour-Andersen saluted the flag as it was raised high at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C. in dedication to all deployed Danish forces around the world. #FlagDag #FlagDag2020 Udenrigsministeriet Forsvaret
Our good colleagues at Embassy of Sweden in USA are wrapping up this year’s #NordicJazz! Today you can enjoy Isabella Lundgren and Carl Bagge Trio from #Sweden 🎶 We want to thank you all for joining us for this year's jazz festival! All the #Nordic concerts are available to view here: https://www.facebook.com/events/260405031728214/. #DenmarkinUSA #NordicsinUS #NordicJazz 2020 🇳🇴🇮🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇫🇮
It is soon time for #NordicJazz - online! Washington DC's #Nordic Ambassadors invite you to enjoy great concerts at home. Every day from June 22 to 26 at 12 PM EDT 🎶 Be sure to join the Facebook event at http://bit.ly/nordjazz2020. #DenmarkinUSA #NordicsinUS Embassy of Finland in the U.S. Norwegian Embassy in Washington Embassy of Sweden in USA Embassy of Iceland Washington DC
Happy Constitution Day from Denmark’s Ambassador to the U.S. Lone Dencker Wisborg. Join us tomorrow for Denmark’s Constitution Day concert #MusicAcrossBorders. The concert is live-streamed and we proudly present 🇩🇰 artists Christopher, Nicklas Sahl, Soleima and Isam B. Join the concert here: https://youtu.be/k_kEbs3kuZg. 🎊 #DenmarkinUSA #musicacrossborders #denmark #danishconstitutionday #grundlovsdag Udenrigsministeriet Denmark.dk
”In the U.S., there is a focus on reopening, although great regional differences must be considered.” Ambassador of Denmark to the United States Lone Dencker Wisborg, explains. Therefore our advisors in North America are ready to assist Danish companies with regulatory support. Watch the video where Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, Ambassador to the U.S. Lone Dencker Wisborg and colleagues from Embassy of Denmark in China, Dänische Botschaft in Deutschland and Danmarks Ambassade i Norge explain the reopening and how The Trade Council can support Danish companies. Read more on https://thetradecouncil.dk/covid19-hjaelp. #DenmarkinUSA #dkexport #DKmeansbusiness Udenrigsministeriet
Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen knows a thing or two about adapting to isolation. In 2015, he was the first Dane ever in space 👨🚀 Watch this video featured in the live broadcast “EU-US Stronger Together. Aiding the Recovery” to hear his advice on how to maintain your common habits during the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the whole European Union in the United States broadcast here: bit.ly/2zCL861. #DenmarkinUSA #covid19dk #socialdistancing #StrongerTogether #HomeWithEU
Happy Easter! 🐣 A classic Danish Easter tradition is “gækkebrev”. “Gækkebrev” is a letter with a poem and your name in code. The receiver has to guess who sent the letter - and if they can’t, they have to give you an Easter egg filled with candy and chocolate 🍬 Send a letter to your friends and family, while we #stayhome.
Spreading happiness through flowers 🌷💐 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tivoli has sent 10,000 daffodils to Region Hovedstaden. The Easter flowers will spread joy at hospitals around The Capital Region of Denmark, including Rigshospitalet’s newly established coronavirus hospital. See more in the video👇 🎥: Tivoli #DenmarkinUSA #covid19dk #tivolicph #tivoligardens
Hjemme igen: Næsten 50 unge udvekslingsstuderende er hjulpet sikkert fra USA hjem til deres familier i Danmark! 🇺🇸✈️🇩🇰 Stort tak til kollegaer på den danske ambassade i Tyskland og Holland for godt samarbejde! #DenmarkinUSA #covid19dk
Denmark creates a solid sense of togetherness and spirit in times of crisis! Conductor of DR Pigekoret Phillip Faber makes sure that all Danes wake up with a great feeling of community every morning 🎷🎼 What started out as a morning show for Danes to come together in times of social distancing, has now swept over Denmark! 🇩🇰 Many Danes join the ‘Morning Song’ and a fifth of the population tunes in, when the show ‘Community Song’ broadcasted by DR comes on every Friday evening. “At a time like this, which feels so different and is extremely worrying for many, we need to reinforce a sense of community” says Phillip Faber. See more here: https://bit.ly/2UUa3cp. 🎥: DR #DenmarkinUSA #covid19dk
“The world looks entirely different today than it did just a few weeks ago.” - HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Last week, The Crown Prince Family sent a thank you to everyone who is working hard during this tough time. Video: Kongehuset © Det danske kongehus #DenmarkinUSA
In these times where #socialdistancing is crucial, Danes, like our European neighbours, are communal singing day and night 🎼👏 Thank you to Veronica Mortensen for the video. Music by The Beatles - “With A Little Help From My Friends”. #DenmarkinUSA #stayhomestaysafe #covid19dk
In honour of #InternationalWomensDay2020 yesterday, we and 12 other Embassies and the Digital Diplomacy Coalition came together to highlight the importance of women and girls' rights 💪 Read more here: http://www.digidiplomats.org/diplomacyunited-for-international-womens-day-2020/. #DenmarkinUSA #IDW2020 #InternationalWomensDay
The United States of America and Denmark have a strong partnership focusing on the path to achieving more green and sustainable energy solutions 🌱 Denmark has more than 40 years of experience in transforming and greening its system - going from black to green. And this is an inspiration to countries around the world 🌎🌍🌏 With the partnership for global energy transition, we bring Danish experts together with their counterparts in countries all over the world to address the challenges of going green. Together, we focus on identifying solutions that are realistic, cost-effective and reliable. Watch more in the video! #DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability #GreenEnergy #ClimateAction Energistyrelsen SparEnergi.dk Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet State of Green Denmark.dk
Danish-American cellist Jonathan Swensen - Cellist is currently on tour in the US, and last week he gave a concert at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We invited Jonathan to the Embassy to hear about his passion, and what the coming plans are for him as an artist. Young Concert Artists Kultur i Danmark #classicalmusic #youngtalent Denmark.dk
Danes of all ages are now using digital platforms in their everyday lives. Part of the reason digital platforms are so successful is due to the great trust the Danish people have in the public institutions. This digitisation of society aids people in topics such as accessing their personal medical files and in bank matters. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2V47B4V #DenmarkinUSA
"They can explore their ideas through something that's very tangible". That's how elementary school teacher Mrs. Kathrine Tran describes using building blocks in her education. With The Embassy Adoption Program, The Embassy of Denmark gives 5th grade students from Miner Elementary School in Washington D.C. the oppertunity to create tangible sustainable solutions to bigger problems the world is trying to solve. Read more about The Embassy Adoption Program here: bit.ly/2ONVKnn #DenmarkinUSA #SusDANEability
December 24 🌟🎅 It’s finally Christmas Eve! We hope that you’ve enjoyed the Advent calendar of #DenmarkinUSA with Danish Christmas traditions and food. We have one last video to share with you all, and it’s a very important thing on every Christmas dinner table - Christmas duck! 🍽️ Serve your Christmas duck with red cabbage, caramelized potatoes and gravy and you’ll have a perfect traditional Danish Christmas Dinner! Merry Christmas! 🎄 Nordic Museum Solvang USA JulefestSolvang Danish Windmill Danish Days Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute Go VisitDenmark VisitCopenhagen VisitOdense VisitAalborg VisitAarhus Denmark.dk
December 23 💃 ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas tree’ isn’t just a song we listen to in Denmark, it’s also something we actually do! 🎄 In Denmark it is tradition to hold hands and dance around the Christmas tree while singing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, and no one gets to open their presents before they’ve joined in on the dancing and singing. 🇩🇰 #DenmarkinUSA Nordic Museum Søstrene Grene Elk Horn, Iowa Solvang, California JulefestSolvang Museum of Danish America Danish Windmill Danish Days Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute Go VisitDenmark VisitCopenhagen VisitOdense VisitAarhus VisitAalborg Denmark
If you saw our Advent calendar on December 18, you know that rice porridge is a favourite among Danes (and Santa and his helpers) 🎅 One of the best things about rice porridge is that you can turn the leftovers into a dessert, called ‘risalamande’. It’s basically rice porridge mixed with cream and vanilla - and it’s absolutely amazing! On Christmas Eve we usually hide one almond in a big bowl of risalamande and the lucky person who finds it in their portion wins an extra present. Winning presents for eating dessert - what’s not to love about risalamande? 🍚🎁 #DenmarkinUSA Nordic Museum Elk Horn, Iowa Solvang, California JulefestSolvang Museum of Danish America Danish Windmill Danish Days Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute Go VisitDenmark VisitCopenhagen VisitAalborg VisitAarhus VisitOdense Denmark.dk
December 21 ⭐ Christmas is almost here and it's time to decorate your Christmas tree! 🎄 In Denmark we usually to put a star on top of the tree - you can either make it yourself, buy one or maybe use one that's been passed down by generations? Either way it's the perfect touch to a magical christmas tree! What do you usually put on top of your Christmas tree? 🎅🏻 #DenmarkinUSA Nordic Museum Søstrene Grene Elk Horn Solvang, California JulefestSolvang Museum of Danish America Danish Windmill Danish Days Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute Go VisitDenmark VisitCopenhagen VisitAarhus VisitAalborg VisitOdense Denmark.dk
The Danish group portrait by the acclaimed Danish artist Michael Ancher, Kunstdommere (Art Judges), is now featured at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. through October 12, 2020. 🇩🇰🇺🇸 Kunstdommere is on loan from the Danish Museum of National History in Hillerød, Denmark and is now part of the Portraits of the World: Denmark exhibition at National Portrait Gallery. The painting depicts Michael Ancher’s colleagues in Skagen, a small fishing village at the northernmost point of Denmark, critiquing an out-of-view portrait. But also four of Denmark’s most significant cultural figures contributing to the Modern Breakthrough in painting. See the video below to hear more about the portrait 🙌 #DenmarkinUSA Hillerød Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg Frederiksborg Amts Avis Kulturministeriet The Copenhagen Post The Local Denmark
December 20 💜 Cooked red cabbage is a traditional part of the Christmas dinner table in Denmark. Both for Christmas lunches, but especially for the Christmas Eve dinner it is must as a side dish. Try it out yourself and watch here how to make the delicious red cabbage, Danish Christmas style! #DenmarkinUSA #danishchristmas #christmas #food #tradition #holiday #jul #xmas #denmark #danish #merrychristmas Solvang USA Go VisitDenmark VisitAarhus VisitAalborg VisitOdense VisitCopenhagen Danish Windmill Museum of Danish AmericaDanish Days Denmark.dk
December 19 🇩🇰 A rather unique Danish Christmas tradition is decorating the Christmas trees with a string of small Danish flags called a ‘flagguirlande’. In Denmark, we also use them for birthdays, and other celebrations, but in many Danish homes the red and white flags decorate the tree on Christmas Eve 🎄 #DenmarkinUSA #danishchristmas #christmas #tradition #holiday #jul #xmas #denmark #danish #merrychristmas Solvang Danish VillageJulefestSolvang Museum of Danish AmericaDanish Windmill Danish Days Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute VisitAarhus VisitAalborg VisitOdense VisitCopenhagen Go VisitDenmark
December 18 🍚 A delightful and traditional Danish Christmas dish is rice porridge, in Danish “risengrød”, which can serve as either a meal or as a warm and tasty Christmas-snack. Rice porridge has the story of being Santa and the elves’ favourite meal - in fact it is supposed to be the only thing they eat! 🎅 Try the warm rice porridge with its key features: cinnamon sugar and a scoop of butter, and you’ll understand why both Santa and the Danes enjoy it 🤗 A little Christmas tip is to save some of the rice porridge for the next day to make the Danish dessert “Ris a la mande”(maybe we’ll show you how to make this later in the Advent Calendar of #DenmarkinUSA ;) ) Elk Horn Solvang USA Museum of Danish America VisitAarhus VisitCopenhagen VisitOdense VisitAalborg Denmark Solvang, California Dansk Kulturinstitut/Danish Cultural Institute Danish Days Danish Windmill
December 17 🍭 We Danes love to spoil our selves with sweets during Christmas time in many different ways! One of them is by stuffing some of the Christmas tree decorations with small pieces of candy and chocolate to be enjoyed after the Christmas dinner on December 24🎄 We call them “julegodter” in Danish. Children especially love these little sweet surprises to be found different places at the Christmas tree. #DenmarkinUSA #danishchristmas #christmas #food #tradition #holiday #jul #xmas #denmark #danish #merrychristmas Solvang USA Museum of Danish America Danish WindmillVisitAarhusVisitAalborg VisitOdenseVisitCopenhagen Danish Days
December 16 ✨ Potatoes are always a big hit no matter the season, but during Christmas we like to do something a little bit different by caramelizing them, so they become the perfect mixture of sweet and savoury. 😋 In Danish we call them ‘brunede kartofler’ which translates to ‘browned potatoes’ - a reference to the beautiful brown colour they get after being caramelized. Caramelized potatoes are an absolute must at any Danish Christmas dinner table. So if you haven’t tried them yet, hurry up and try out the recipe - they’re bound to be a hit at the Christmas dinner table! 👏 #DenmarkinUSA #danishchristmas #christmas #food #tradition #holiday #jul #xmas #denmark #danish #merrychristmas VisitCopenhagenVisitAalborgDanish Days Danish Windmill Solvang USA Museum of Danish AmericaVisitOdense VisitAarhus Elk Horn
December 15 ❄️ In Denmark we always go all-in on Christmas decorations during the Holiday Season! 🎄 This year we decorated the Residence with white angels from a set designed by Her Majesty The Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, for The Nutcracker ballet staged at Tivoli Gardens in Denmark. Now that’s what we call a majestic decoration 👑 #DenmarkinUSA #danishchristmas #holiday #jul #xmas #denmark #danish #merrychristmas Elk Horn Solvang USA Museum of Danish America Danish Windmill Det danske kongehus
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