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Holiday Calendar in Denmark
Denmark is an energetic European nation with a yearly calendar full of events. The Denmark holidays and festivals range from religious celebrations to royal commemorations and sporting events. Whatever the season of the year, there really is something for everyone who decides to visit this wonderful country. 
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Tuesday 13 December - Lucia Festival (a tradition that is widespread in the countries of Northern Europe: Sweden, Denmark, Norway); Saint Lucia Day (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and parts of Italy)
January 2023
February 2023
Sunday 19 February - Fastelavn in Denmark and Norway (day on which Shrove Monday can fall)
March 2023
Saturday 25 March - Waffle Day in Sweden, Norway & Denmark (Vårfrudagen or Våffeldagen)
April 2023
Thursday 6 April - Maundy Thursday (Christian tradition. Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples before his cross suffering)
Sunday 9 April - Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark; Easter in Western Christianity (Første påskedag in Norway); Easter
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday (Påskedag in Norway)
Sunday 16 April - Birthday of Queen Margrethe II in Denmark; Dancing Cow Day in Denmark (On the third Sunday of April)
Monday 24 April - International Viking Market in Denmark (An atmosphere unrivalled)
May 2023
Friday 5 May - Great Prayer Day in Denmark (The 4th Friday after Easter Major Prayer Day); Liberation Day iin Denmark (This was the day that the German forces surrendered in Denmark under World War II)
Sunday 14 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Friday 26 May - International Tattoo Festival in Denmark (Horsens Jail plays host to the unique Prison Ink festival in May, with graffiti and skateboarding as well as professional inkers on site)
Monday 29 May - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost)
Wednesday 31 May - Distortion in Copenhagen (Europe’s biggest street party)
June 2023
Wednesday 7 June - Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
Sunday 11 June - Birthday of Prince Henrik (Denmark)
Wednesday 21 June - National Day of Greenland and Denmark; Summer Solstice (International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice)
Friday 23 June - St John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations (Roman Catholic Church, Europe: - Bonfires of Saint John in Spain; Festa del Poble in Andorra; First night of Festa de São João do Porto; First day of Golowan Festival in Cornwall; Jaaniõhtu in Estonia; Jāņi in Latvia; Kupala Night in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine; Last day of Drăgaica fair in Buzău, Romania)
July 2023
Friday 28 July - Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
Notes:
Some of these days derive from politics, and some from Roman Catholic traditions that predate the current national church. Some are simply the Scandinavian tradition of starting the celebrations of a special day on the evening before the actual day.
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