Collaborative Calendar
in 2024-2025
Frederikshavn Gymnasium and HF
andWakayama Prefectural Hidaka High School
日高高校２０２３年度デンマーク研修派遣団とデンマーク姉妹校
フレデリクスハウン高校ホスト生徒の協働学習

４↑Entrance ceremony
Picnic↓These are secret snow drop letters(gækkebreve). You cut them out so it
looks pretty and then write a little
poem on it. You have to give it tosomeone in secret, and they will guess
who they got it from.

Easter eggs, that
we paint on.
These are cherry blossoms
They are Jananese
flowers. We often watch
them in this season.
I espesialy like cherry
blossoms at night!!!

Sweet wheat buns
(hveder) we eat witha lot of butter.

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vacation last day

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・Second easterday

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9 Germany
over Denmark 10

Beginning of Entrance
the School Year Ceremony

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The Dayof Showa

GreatPrayers Day

These ｃarp-shaped streamers are forthe children.

The Danish International Workers'
Day commemorates the struggles
and achievements of workers
worldwide.

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International
Workers’ Day

IndependencedayChildren’s Day

THU

MAY 2024

Christ’s
Ascension

Constitution
Memorial DayGreeneryDay

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2. Pentecost

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Mother’s Day

6In Denmark, in June, we have this big celebration,
because the students graduate from school. They
often have a big party with family and friends. Inthis party people get very drunk. It is around 20th June.

Father’s Day
In the third Sunday of June,most children celebrate their fathers in Japan
Usually, they give white carnations.

In Denmark, we have ”Sankthans”. We burn off awitch made out of tree on a big fire. It is 23rd June.
It is very old tradition, it is 1000 years old and 1000 years ago,
the Vikings celebrated ”Sankthans” and they burned real
witches on a fire. It is to celebrate Midsummer.

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Studentereksamen

Enjoy summer
Vacation !!
I enjoyed swimming in the famous
ocean with my friends during our lastsummer vacation.
Tanabata is theday whenOrihime andHikoboshi canmeet in the MilkyWay. It happens
only once a year.

Greenland's National Day on July 21stcelebrates the establishment of selfrule in 2009. It's marked with cultural
events, traditional dances, flag
hoisting ceremonies, and speeches,emphasizing Greenlandic identity andautonomy.

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Tanabata

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Fireworks Festivalin Gobo City

What beautiful
fireworks!!!

This fireworks festival is held annually
in my city. There are always many
people who come to watch.

Vacation ends and theschool starts again.

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AUGUST 2024

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13 Finish 14

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MountainDay

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our summer
vacation

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Festival inGobo

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our Summer
Vacation

The Beginningof the 2nd Term

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9↓Hidaka H.S. Cultural Festival↑Our dance team
We danced to the song “Cheer Up" by TWICE.

Sports Day at Frederikshavn
Gymnasium ↓ Yoga Competition↑Sack race
People wear costumes for sports day.

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SEPTEMBER 2024

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5DanishNational FlagDay

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CulturalFestival

13Sports Day 14–Frederikshavn
Gymnasium15161718192021222324252627282930Autumnal
Equinox Day

Respect forthe Aged Day10←Sports Day at
Hidaka H.S.

↑Gobo Festival
It is the annual festival of Shino
Hachimangu Shrine, and the largest
festival in the Hidaka region.

↑Halloween
We wore rabbit headbands last year.

↑They have an event called“Lysfald” or English ”Light
fall“. They put many pretty
lights around the park

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Halloween

11Autumn leaves inJapan are beautiful

In November here in Denmark, wehave a holiday called ”Mortensaften”
on the 11th of November and on the10th of November its ”Mortensdag”.
On ”Mortensaften” we eat duck,potatos, brown sauce, and somethingcalled ”hveder”. That is some kind ofbread.

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Culture Day

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WWe see
Christmas
calendars every
day inChristmas Tree
December

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of the 2nd Term・Christmas Eve

2.Christmas
Day・

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Day

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1On January 6th, we have a holy
day which is celebrated in thechurch, and that has been donein Denmark since 1770. We
celebrate the revelation of Jesus
in Christianity.

Coming of Age Day
It is a day set aside tohonor young men andwomen who have reached
the age 20.

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Day

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PUBLIC HOLIDAY

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Helligtrekonger Festival

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10of Salein stores

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2The Last Day of WinterEhomakiSushi Roll

In Denmark there
is a Holiday named”Fastelavn”. It is afestive holiday
where children
dress up and havea lot of fun.
The Statue of Johannes Knudsen
He was the chief engineer of the Ellen
Maersk and died during a sea rescue
operation for a burning Japanese boat off thecoast of Cape Hinomisaki on Feb.10th, 1957.

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before thebeginning of Spring

910 Anniversary 11 National

Valentine'sDayof JohannesKnudsen's passing

Foundation Day
Fastelavn

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Birthday ofthe Emperor

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It is a ceremony tocelebrate graduation bycertifying that the student
has completed all theeducational courses atthe school and awarding a
diploma.

A sign thatspring isstarting in
Denmark.

At the scandinavian
mardigras, where
we do somethingcalled ”slå katten aftønden” wherepeople hit a barrel
to get candy out ofit.

Graduation
Ceremony
Hinamatsuri is also
known as “Girl’s Day”
or “Doll Festival” inEnglish. The festival isheld to pray for thehealthy growth,prosperity andhappiness of girls,
especially those thatare 10 or younger.

Summertimestarts. We set ourclock one hourahead, and takeour outdoor
furniture out.

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via madigras

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