#grundlovsdag

[i12bent]

June 5, 1985, the Danish national football (soccer) team defeated the Soviet Union 4 -2 in a qualifier for the 1986 World Cup. Danish stars Preben Elkjær (pictured) and Michael Laudrup scored twice each. I don’t think I’ve ever watched a more exciting game on TV, although the golden period of Danish soccer stretched up until 1992...

[askaphdk]

Today, on June 5th, Denmark celebrates Grundlovsdag, or the Danish Constitution Day! This day marks the anniversary of the first Danish constitution (Grundlov) being signed in 1849. It’s also the same day the current Constitution was signed in 1953. It’s about the closest thing we have to a national day, and it’s usually seen as a celebration of Danish democracy, with political rallies and meetings being held around the country. 

Happy “birthday”, Denmark!

[mannentilminkardemomme]

Glædelig Grundlovsdag til alle mine kære Dansker <3

Today in 1849 Denmark was established as a constitutional monarchy. I am very proud of be Danish and am equally proud of Denmark’s history. I look forward to seeing it continue being the happiest nation in the world :o)

[tilbageidanmark]

[tilbageidanmark]

I Dag var det Grundlovsdag

[snigepippi]

The 5th of June: Constitution Day in Denmark.

Often people ask what we do...well, a lot of us just go to work like s normal day, some people have half the day off. There might be flags, if people remember.

There is no great story. We just went from being a monarchy to a parliamentary monarchy quietly as preventive measure, because the wealthy, the nobility and the king didn't want any revolution. So not much to celebrate compared to other days that are defining our culture.

[almanach-international]

5 juin : fête citoyenne au Danemark

C'est le Jour de la Constitution danoise (Grundlovsdag ) : aucun défilé militaire n’est prévu, mais l’usage veut que tous les partis politiques organisent des rassemblements et des réunions. Si bien que cette demi-journée fériée (l’après-midi) prend la forme d’une grande fête à la fois patriotique et citoyenne. On fête donc aujourd’hui les 171 ans de la démocratie au Danemark, tout au moins pour les hommes, puisque les femmes ne votent que depuis 1915.

C’est un 5 juin, 1849, que le roi Frédéric VII a signé la première constitution, faisant ainsi du pays une monarchie constitutionnelle. La constitution a été complètement réécrite en 1866, puis en 1915, et plus récemment en 1953. Les promulgations de ces réécritures successives ont chaque fois eu lieu un 5 juin.

Le 5 juin est également la fête des pères au Danemark. 

Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde

[snigepippi]

I'm having a day off

My country became a constitutional monarchy 174 years ago

We are celebrating our constitution with a day off for 80% of the workforce, but not really more than that. No parties or fireworks. Probably because we consider our constitution just a small addition to a 1000 year old idea as we only had absolut monarchy between 1660 and 1849. (We only had serfdom between 1733 and 1788, people complained.)