OK, so I'm not exactly a heavy metal junkie, nor am I a total music nut. In fact, I don't know many other people (besides the friend I went with) who would quite happily book a ticket to a music festival without actually knowing who is playing on the day you're there. Then, once the schedule comes out, only recognising two of the bands (giving a total of no more than 5 familiar songs). No matter, the purpose of our one day expedition to the four day (plus a few pre-days) Roskilde festival was to enjoy ourselves, experience the Danish festival culture, chill out with some nice music, and hear some bands live that I would otherwise never hear. It didn't fail on any account.
Roskilde, home of the famous Viking Museum, is a small town in Zealand, which once a year hosts a multi-day music festival. Approximately 60,000 guests descend on the camp-grounds for up to a week. Another 15,000 or so day-trippers show up each day. I was one of the latter group.
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Sunday, 3 July 2011
Monday, 3 January 2011
Happy 2011
Although I am not normally one to join in the pagan new year celebrations on a large scale, this year I got invited to a traditional Danish New Year celebration hosted by a pom. How could I say 'no'? It was going to be a small dinner party with myself, the pom, and 7 Danes. It turned out to be us to English speakers, and 16 Danes! All squished into his 1 bedroom apartment - we managed to just fit in!
A traditional Danish New Year's party is rather different to what I am used to in Australia (a BBQ and/or some drinks with friends). Here, the New Year's party is possibly the most important meal you have with your friends throughout the whole year (Christmas is something you celebrate with your family, and I think that meal may be more important). The whole affair is typically a sit down formal dinner with no holding back. Lots of candles on the table (required for any good hygge get-together in winter), streamers, party hats, poppers, and various explosives which in some countries are possibly only legal if used out-doors!
A traditional Danish New Year's party is rather different to what I am used to in Australia (a BBQ and/or some drinks with friends). Here, the New Year's party is possibly the most important meal you have with your friends throughout the whole year (Christmas is something you celebrate with your family, and I think that meal may be more important). The whole affair is typically a sit down formal dinner with no holding back. Lots of candles on the table (required for any good hygge get-together in winter), streamers, party hats, poppers, and various explosives which in some countries are possibly only legal if used out-doors!
Fireworks in the streets! Unfortunately I can't rotate the video without losing the audio track - so just tilt your head!
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