Danish Darkness, LGBT Marriage Rights and the Weird Cinnamon Tradition: LWID S4E17

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Danish Winter Gloom,  LGBT News and Denmark’s Spiciest Tradition . This week, Fionn and Katie, two internationals making sense of life in Denmark, talk about the reality of the Danish winter darkness and how to cope with it, what the EU’s new same sex marriage ruling means in practice, and the surprising birthday custom that leaves 25 year olds covered in cinnamon. They also look at why Aalborg has built a dedicated “cinnamon pole” and uncover a few more unexpected Danish traditions along the way. 

Topics:

(01:30) How to cope with the Danish winter

(04:48) The Danish Darkness

(05:46) Danish study on darkness by Mette Hvass

(13:57) LGBT Marriage Rights

(22:09) Weird Danish Cinnamon Tradition

(24:33) Cinnamon pole in Aalborg

(27:31) The Danish Pepper Tradition

Our team:

• Cohosts:  Fionn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionn-o-toole/ and Katie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineeburns/ 
• Podcast Manager: Monica:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorklundmonica/
• Podcast Promotions: Steph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/
• Audio Editor: Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etgriffiths/
• YouTube: Lei -https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-zhang-2409a1205

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