Den Danske Forening

HEIMDAL December 2017

Juletræet med sin Pynt

Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal – Established 1872 THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org

Contributions resounding Yes that our We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails with government will now have to stories, news and photos to the editor for publication. The closing date for the next WELCOME TO OUR issue is 18 January 2018. We reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. NEW MEMBERS Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Stine & Marcus Wood, Editor. Geebung Editor: Lone Schmidt Sandy Dunstan, New Farm Phone: 0437 612 913 Email: [email protected] James Young, Heathridge WA Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: 0423 756 394 Skype: pete.at.thebathouse act on. was the first Email: [email protected] country to recognise registered Web: www.danishclubbrisbane.org partnerships back in 1989 and has since (2012) passed From the Editor legislation regarding same-sex marriage. It’s not that difficult!

Next political event in Queens- land will be the November 25 state election, wonder if we’re in for any surprises there. The club will not be a polling booth this time.

15 November 2017 will be Afterwards we can start remembered for two very enjoying a bit of different reasons: soccer and peace and quiet  and get the same-sex marriage. Australia wreath ready for beat Honduras to make it Sunday 3 December. through to the World Cup in Russia 2018 and Denmark gave MERRY CHRISTMAS! Ireland the boot to also qualify. On the same date, the result of the nationwide survey on same-sex marriage was a

What’s on at the Danish club?

Café Danmark Friday 24 November 2017 from 6 pm

Come in and say ‘goddag’, visit the Christmas stalls, meet old and new friends and try our ‘smørrebrød’ (Danish open-faced sandwich). Taste ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, ‘leverpostej’, roast pork – or have a hot dog. The bar offers Tuborg varieties direct from Denmark and is also proud to stock SKOVLYST beer – the Danish club may still be the only place in Australia to try Skovlyst. You’ll find Piratos and Matador Mix in our lolly stall.

Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct from Britt’s Organic Bakery.

Juletræsfest Saturday 9 December 2017 Christmas Party 2 – 5 pm

GLÆDELIG JUL & GODT NYTÅR MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

Fastelavn Saturday 10 February 2018 2 – 5 pm

Café Danmark Friday 23 February 2018 From 6 pm

Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30 (check times and dates with Maria)

Dansk Legegruppe Legegruppen mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl 11.30. Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig velkommen i ferierne. Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes til at medbringe boller og tilbehør. Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse. Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt: Maria Faurskov Nielsen [email protected] 0427 015 411

Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month

Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje.

For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsorganic.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Phone: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected]

C h r i s t m a s P a r t y Saturday 9 December 2017 2-5 pm

Merry Christmas!

We invite members, friends and their children and grandchildren to celebrate Christmas at the club. Enjoy singing traditional Danish Christmas songs with ‘KUPALEJA’ and dancing around the while we wait for Santa Oz and his helpers to arrive.

There’ll be gløgg and æbleskiver and hot dogs on the menu and maybe a few other goodies. Come decked out in your Christmas gear and be prepared for a lot of dancing and singing around the Christmas tree.

Make sure you bring along a gift for your child/children, wrapped and clearly labelled and hand it in at the door. Santa will hand out the gifts when he arrives.

We want to make sure there’s room for everyone, please book by Wednesday 6 December 2017. Just send an email to [email protected] or ring or SMS Lone on 0437 612 913 with names and numbers.

Have a glimpse behind the Doors of Denmark’s most beautiful little fairytale Island of Ærø. A wonderful , this book is full of much loved family recipes, photographs and stories shared by the people of Ærøskøbing. Please call Susannah on 0415721328 to place an order or purchase a copy at the Danish Cafe on Friday the 24th of November. $30 each

CHRISTMAS STAMPS (JULEMÆRKER) – WHAT’S THE STORY?

At the beginning of the 1900s tuberculosis was a greatly feared disease, and its harmful effects on children seemed particularly cruel. In 1904, Einar Holbøll, a Danish postal clerk, developed the idea of adding an extra charitable stamp on mailed holiday greetings during Christmas. The money raised could be used to help children sick with tuberculosis. The plan was approved by the Postmaster and the King of Denmark (Christian IX). In 1904 the world’s first Christmas seal was issued, bearing the likeness of the Danish Queen (Louise of Hesse-Kassel) and the word Julen. Over 4 million were sold in the first year at DKK 0.02 per seal.

The first Danish Christmas seal sanatorium in Kolding, now Hotel Koldingfjord During the first six years, enough funds were raised to build the Christmas Seal Sanatorium in Kolding, which opened in 1911. The same year the sanatorium was transferred to the administration of the Danish National Association to Combat Tuberculosis as it was considered a waste of resources to have two organisations working towards the same purpose. The Danish Christmas Seal Committee – today known as Julemærkefonden (the Christmas Seal Fund) - decided at that time to put all future collected funds to use in building and operating convalescent homes for children. Today Crown Princess Mary is patron of the fund.

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS – DENMARK

Christmas 1811 the people of Copenhagen were treated to a rare sight: a young and well-to-do family originally from Holsten in Northern Germany put a tall spruce or fir tree in their home and decorated it with red, white and blue (the colours of Holsten) candles. Other decorations included apples, golden laurel leaves, ginger bread hearts and marcipan roses.

At first, it was a bit of an oddity, but the idea spread quickly and in 1848, Peter Faber wrote a Christmas song that remains a favourite to this day. From his song we also know that the whole family now danced around the Christmas tree hand in hand. Candles, flags and paper

cones were the main tree decorations. The cones were filled with figs and biscuits. There were also presents on the tree, they were not wrapped.

Up through the 19th century more Christmas decorations are introduced, the paper hearts became popular together with delicate glass ornaments. The first known paper heart was made by Hans Christian Andersen in the 1860s and didn’t have a handle. It wasn’t until a handle was added roughly ten years later that their popularity took off.

At the start of the 20th century we see glitter and electric lights and even bonbons on the Christmas trees, which are now common in all homes.

It was not usual to have other Christmas decorations in the home until the 1950s when other types of decorations, many made from fir branches and fir cones with candles began to spread to the entire home – the popular paper elves would be all over the place.

Børnenes Kontor

Every Christmas, we would be out and about selling ’JULEHJERTER’, little red and white paper hearts, first with a pin for fastening and since as stickers on behalf of Børnenes Kontor. I remember how it would always be windy or even rain or snow on that particular December day! But what’s the story:

Børnenes Kontor blev stiftet den 1. december 1898 og har arbejdet engageret for udsatte og økonomisk dårligt stillede børn lige siden. På tidslinjen herunder kan du opleve en perlerække af arkivbilleder og anekdoter fra organisationenes historie, som dokumenterer det engagement og den indsats som har Børnenes Kontor har stået for fra første dag – og stadig står for den dag i dag.

OCTOBER 8, 1898 En gave på 500 kroner

...stiftede Redaktør A.C.Meyer med en gave på 500 kroner fra Trikotage­fabrikant Henriques Børnenes Kontor. I dagens penge svarer det til knap 35.000 kroner eller ­ målt i reallønsudvikling siden 1898 – til omkring 240.000 kroner...!

DECEMBER 22, 1903 Flæsk, ris, kaffe, sukker og landbrød

...fik hver af de 2.300 familier med over 8.000 børn, som fik julehjælp, 5­8 pund flæsk, 2 pund ris, ½ pund kaffe med tilsætning, 2 pund hvid sukker, et stort landbrød og 2 kr. Der tages særlig hensyn til enker og forladte hustruer med mange børn.

JUNE 30, 1909 Uddeling af tøj og sko til over 4.000 skolebørn

Ved sommerferien uddelte Kontoret bl.a. 22.000 stykker tøj, 4500 par nye og 200 par reparerede sko til 4.000 skolebørn, der havde feriepladser og billetter. Der blev også oprettet og udrustet fem kolonier både i Jylland og på øerne.

JULY 20, 1914 Pantsatte klæder indløst fra lånekontorerne

Det eneste, folk havde at pantsatte for at få mad på bordet, var børnenes ene – det fine – sæt tøj. Ofte hjalp Børnenes Kontor ved at få de pantsatte klæder indløst fra lånekontorerne. Denne sommer brugte man 576,98 kr. til formålet, svarende til 33.000,- kroner i dag.

JULEHJÆLP

Julehjælp uddeles 22. december som en stor julekurv med 20 kg god julemad og knas TØJHJÆLP

Tøjhjælp uddeles op til det store sommerudsalg som et gavekort til udvalgte tøjafdelinger i Magasin

If you’re on the Sunshine Coast and need a taste of Scandinavia, visit Richie & Sanna at the Scandic Café at 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore (phone 0405 060 970)

Special Event on Saturday 2 December 2017 from 10 am to 1 pm: Scandinavian Christmas Brunch

IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME

HANNE’S CHRISTMAS STALL – AT CAFÉ DANMARK

THE BEAD LADY STALL WITH LIS AND INEZ – AT CAFÉ DANMARK

Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice for Christmas?

Price list

Beer Bitters Tuborg ‘Green’ SOLD OUT Gl Dansk 100 cl $ 70 Tuborg ’Classic’ 24x33 cl (cans) $ 55 Tuborg ‘Guld’ 24x33 cl (cans) $ 60 Other Tuborg ‘Julebryg’ 24x33cl (cans) $ 60 Ga-Jol Granatæble 16.4% 100 cl $ 55 Carlsberg ’Black Gold’24x33 cl cans $ 60 Ga-Jol Blå Original 30% 70 cl $ 55 SKOVLYST 15x50cl (bottles) $ 75 Ga-Jol Granatæble 30% 70 cl $ 55 SKOVLYST Gift pack 4x50cl $ 20 Faxe Non-alcoholic 24x33 cl (cans) BBD 1/18 2 for the price of 1 $ 35 Snaps Faxe Kondi SOLD OUT Jubilæum 100 cl $ 75 Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl $ 75 Brøndum 70 cl $ 55

BEER AND SNAPS ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL

Herring, chocolate, licorice and other goodies – mainly from Denmark

Bon-Bon Lossepladsen 350g $ 7 Toms Lakridsbåde 400 g $ 8 DAIM double bars 2 x 28 g $ 3 Fazer Tyrkisk Peber 150 g $ 4 DAIM bags 200 g $ 8 Ga-Jol Blå, gul, sort 2x23 g $ 3 Haribo Matador Mix 500 g $ 10 Amanda Torskerogn $ 5 Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g $ 10 Swedish Pepparkakar 400g tins $ 10 Haribo Click Mix 425 g $ 10 Swedish Pepparkakar shapes 370 g $ 8 Haribo Super Piratos 425 g $ 10 Herring – onion, Haribo Matador Mix Dark 375 g $ 8 anchovy spiced, matjes $ 8 Haribo Moppedrenge 125 g $ 4 Haribo Saltbomber 135 g $ 4 Haribo Matador Mix 135 g $ 4 Haribo Mini Super Piratos $ 4 Haribo Super Piratos 135 g $ 4 Haribo Lakridssvesker 135 g $ 4 Pingvin Heksehyl 400 g $ 8 Pingvin Blanding 300 g $ 6 Pingvin Blue Jeans 250 g $ 6 Pingvin Blue Jeans 120 g $ 4 Pingvin Finsk Lakrids 120 g $ 4 Pingvin Hit Mix 275 g $ 6 Pingvin Poletter 250 g $ 6 Pingvin Lakridsflip 125 g $ 4 Pingvin Lakridskonfekt 625 g $ 12 Pingvin Stangmix 300 g $ 6

Toms Bridgeblanding $ 7

SBS on Demand gives you access to Mette and Rolf Hay are the husband-and- many Danish series, old and new, wife duo behind the design company HAY. including Below the Surface, Dicte and Founded in Copenhagen Denmark in 2002, 1864. You could also watch Aber Bergen HAY focuses on creating furniture with an or Mammon from Norway or Blue Eyes, eye for modern living using sophisticated Before We Die, Modus and Farang from industrial manufacturing. The couple draw . inspiration from places such as architecture, fashion and art, resulting in From DR (Danmarks Radio) (www.dr.dk) pieces that have a straightforward, you can stream the series about Danish functional and aesthetic design. migrants: Rejsen til Amerika – de danske udvandrere about the 350,000 Danes “Rolf and I always describe HAY as who migrated to America in the period being between architecture, fashion from1850 to1920. and art. Our furniture is very much

linked to architecture and our News from the Danish Church Christmas Church Service at St. Mark’s accessories are very much linked to Lutheran Church, 71 Newnham Road, fashion.” Mount Gravatt on 16 December 2017 at 10 am. Enjoy coffee and cake afterwards. Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide – contact him via YPPERLIG [email protected]

Anthon Berg Dark Chocolate Liqueur bottles available at Costco $25 for 64 bottles or 1 kg We thought you might enjoy them and have

This October IKEA launched a new bought 10 cases – get them at Café collection, done with the Danish design Danmark or ring and reserve a box. company HAY. By combining materials, Kay from Bridgeman Downs is using colours and production techniques, DuoLingo to learn Danish, but needs to YPPERLIG is a collection of basics adapted talk to a Dane or two to practice her to modern needs and wants that truly skills to allow her to surprise her Danish shows the greatness of collaboration. friends. If you would like to help Kay converse in Danish, give her a ring on 0424 052 982.

LEGO HOUSE IN BILLUND

An aerial view of the complex ahead of its opening (source: designboom)

After four years of construction, the Bjarke Ingels-designed ‘LEGO house’ has opened its doors to the public. Located in the Danish town of Billund, where the iconic brick was first invented, the institution has been conceived as an immersive experience center, which includes paid attractions as well as areas that are free and open to the public. The complex is expected to attract approximately 250,000 guests each year with around 2,500 visitors on peak days. ‘It has been a dream for me for many years to create a place that will give our visitors the ultimate LEGO experience,’ says LEGO owner, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.

LEGO House opened 28 September 2017