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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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October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
Wednesday 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. Dedicated to Saint Lucia's independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)
January 2024
February 2024
Sunday 11 February - Fastelavn in Denmark and Norway (day on which Shrove Monday can fall)
March 2024
Monday 25 March - Waffle Day in Sweden, Norway & Denmark (Vårfrudagen or Våffeldagen)
Thursday 28 March - Maundy Thursday (Christian tradition. Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples before his cross suffering)
April 2024
Sunday 21 April - Dancing Cow Day in Denmark (On the third Sunday of April)
Friday 26 April - Great Prayer Day in Denmark (The 4th Friday after Easter Major Prayer Day)
Monday 29 April - International Viking Market in Denmark (An atmosphere unrivalled)
May 2024
Sunday 5 May - Liberation Day iin Denmark (This was the day that the German forces surrendered in Denmark under World War II)
Sunday 12 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)
Monday 20 May - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost)
Sunday 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)
Wednesday 29 May - Distortion in Copenhagen (Europe's biggest street party begins on the last Wednesday in May)
June 2024
Friday 7 June - Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
Tuesday 11 June - Birthday of Prince Henrik (Denmark)
Sunday 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 2024
Sunday 28 July - Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
September 2024
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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