Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
To be fair, sometimes Norway plays a Viking too.See more of Sweden Norway Denmark
4th of May
The Exorcism
Brother Finland you came here to find peace. You need to stop this.See more of Denmark Sweden Norway Iceland Finland
12th of April
Support Scandinavia and the World on
Run your hats off
Back in the day a tradition of women stealing men's hats and then demanding money to return it could be found all over Denmark.It started when a woman had given birth and people came to see the newborn. Men had to hand over their hats when entertaining a house, and women started demanding money to give it back. Eventually men couldn't walk past a field where a lot of women were working without being chased down and having their hats stolen.
The whole things was seen a pretty harmless though because the women didn't demand a lot of money and didn't harm the men, and sure, being seen without a hat was embarrassing for a man, but not like "Oh no my head is naked! My honor has been destroyed!" embarrassing, so no one pressed charges and it was allowed to continue for generations.
(And people probably thought the sight of a man running at full speed with a group of women at his heels grabbing at his hat was pretty amusing)
In some areas men started saying "No! I will not pay! Keep the hat!" and as a result women in those areas started wearing men's hats as part of their casual clothes.
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6th of April
Dress the Part
It's a common misconception that because Denmark doesn't have an official national costume, Denmark doesn't have festive folk-dresses at all. Nothing could be further from the truth. Different areas have wildly different clothes though, so in one area men wore huge baggy pants, in another women wore men's top-hats, in another people wore masks that covered their whole face when outside, and the list goes on.One of the reasons why Denmark doesn't have one official national dress is because the Faroe Islands and Greenland were part of Denmark for so long, and having one standard dress would be like erasing theirs.
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30th of March
Women Around the World
I say we start celebrating it like Deadpool. ;)International Women's Day
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8th of March
Nordic Cuisine
There was a joke here about Norwegian food being bland and Norway making a cake out of wood, but then Sister Sweden happened.See more of Finland Sweden Denmark Norway
1st of March
Viking Fashion Disaster
To be fair, Viking women could demand divorce for some pretty minor things, like her husband showing too much chest in public.See more of Sweden Norway Denmark North
26th of January
Sheepish Food Cravings
I got to taste some fermented sheep the other day that my Faroese housemate got from her home country. I actually rather liked it and thought it tasted and smelled like very mature cheese (my Danish housemate however thought it smelled "wrong" and proceeded to open the door to vent out, not caring how much frost she let in)However, I got a bit concerned when she told me you can't buy it in stores, so if you want it you have to make it yourself...
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19th of January
Of Evil!
Danish people had no idea how to rename American movies back in the day.Feel free to tell me about some silly renamed American movie titles in your country and they might end up in a comic later.
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13th of January
Keep your hands to yourself
Sorry about the no comic thing, but I promise to at least provide you with interesting facts until my arm gets better.See more of Norway Denmark
15th of December