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Lost the May game
The maypole is hugely popular in Sweden and you can't have a summer without a maypole. In Denmark the tradition has mostly died out and been replaced with the Saint Hans fire, but there's still a few areas where you can find maypoles in Denmark, and a lot of those places have a "catch the flag" tradition.On some nights young guys from neighboring towns are allowed to try and steal it, so other young men have to guard their maypole, while another team sneaks over to the other town. Fighting isn't allowed, so stealth is everything and it's all in good fun.
I asked a bunch of Swedes and non of them had ever heard of this tradition in Sweden, so it seemed fitting to have Denmark steal Sweden's maypole.
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3rd of May
Lazy Lady
There has been a bit of a problem with Denmark deporting people from other Scandinavian countries if they're pregnant and don't have a spouse or the like in Denmark. This law was meant for people with disabilities or those who are too old to work, and unfortunately it also hits pregnant people sometimes if their home country is safe, and especially if they come from another Nordic country.This is because people get a lot of monetary support if they are unable to work, so the Danish state can't afford to support people who aren't citizens or have no family connections within the country.
It's super weird that pregnant people are sometimes effected by the law though.
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27th of April
Support Scandinavia and the World on
Thank you so much Petrov
Not much of a comic or joke today because I hurt my shoulder yesterday.See more of Russia
19th of April
You'd think America would love it
Okay, tejo isn't secret, but few people outside South America knows about it.See more of America Colombia
13th of April
Launching money into space
The guy in charge of the ASIM program was asked just that, and this was his response. It was the most Danish answer he could possibly have given.See more of America Denmark
5th of April
Sacred Animal
At a previous convention some fans told me about their family visiting England and taking photos of *rare* animals.Sister England then visited Australia and took photos of Kangaroos.
Speaking of conventions: some of the SatW team will be at the MCM London Comic Con and at the London Film & Comic Con.
Written by Dayvi
Illustrated by Jenny
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4th of April
Similar Tastes
My former Faroese housemate moved back to the Faroe Islands some time ago and one day she sent me a photos of some weird horse shaped thing made of wires and filled with stones placed in the sea close to the airport. She was basically like "Look at this shit! Why they do that!?" I assume they were inspired by the creepy demon hose at the American airport?Faroe Islands and Iceland are close friends because they have pretty similar cultures. What they call a fun night out the rest of us call a horror show.
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29th of March
Just in case
Lego recently launched their first bio bricks and have plans for years.Meanwhile: Norway is working on their "Doomsday" seed vault.
(Our store is back for 1 month!) Store
Written by Dayvi
Illustrated by Jenny
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26th of March
Masterchef
British people eat more ready-made meals than the rest of Europe combined.See more of England Europe
23rd of March
Could have been Matt Damon
NASA asked some Swedish scientists what to do with a dead person on Mars, and this is what they came up with.See more of America Denmark Norway Sweden
15th of March