For you non-religious types and - oddly enough - non-Danes, last Thursday was The Feast of the Ascension / Ascension Thursday. As we've mentioned before in this space, Danes are particularly perplexing when it comes to religion / religious holidays.
The country as a whole is fairly non-practicing, despite the fact that nearly 80% of residents belong to the Church of Denmark! Nearly everyone has a baptism, confirmation, etc. We also get all sorts of religious holidays off - Pentacost, Prayer Day, Good Friday, Whit Monday. What!
Ascension Thursday is known as Kristi Himmelfartsdag in Danish. Himmelfart is Danish for "ascension" but could be translated literally as "sky speed". I much prefer Jesus Sky Speed Day.
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