Where present is mixed with past

The Old Town (Den Gammble By) opened in 1914 as a first the world’s open –air museum. This heritage park is organised into a small village, that include about 75 historical buildings (mostly from 1800s), exhibitions and shops from all over Denmark. ”The museum is a living and breathing experience of what it was like to live and work in the old days”- little book-guide of Arhus says. That is true. Very easy you can meet people of yesteryears who willingly help you how to try out life as it was in their houses or gardens. I think it’s very interesting place for young people who are learning of history but also for adult people who want to experience history and atmosphere from times past.

The Danish National Church

Below you can find the list of questions regarding the Church in Denmark prepared by intrigued foreign students some time ago!

1. What do you think are the reasons why church attendance is so low in Denmark and people are not *very religious* ?. Was it different back in the days?

((According to a 2005 study by Zuckerman[1], Denmark has the third-highest proportion of atheists and agnostics in the world, estimated to be between 43% and 80%, as many do not practice their faith - Wikipedia)).

2. Why the Church is not attractive for young people

3. Do you generally believe but only avoiding going to the Church? (now we know you call it *personal relationship with God*:)

4. What is specific about The Danish National Church

Thank You

Questions to Mia

1.How do you think, it is possible that this war will finish? How?
2 Administrative arrest- what does mean exactly? And is it true that contain also children?
3 What about The Human Right? Why Israel is still braking every international declaration?
4 Palestinians will be fight until they win? Until the last drop of blood?
5 Do you take sides of Israel or Palestine?
6 What about local/national press? They are objective, disinterested ,independent and free?

Torsdag 6/3

The culture of Nørgaard

Dear members of our blog, including the new ones!

Just a short message:

It seems as fare as I know from talking shortly woth Louise and from reading the the article from Lazlo and co. published on this blog that most of this week worked out all rigtht.

We will get back to it all in next week, and I'm looking foreward to work with you again on our different on-goind issues - including what will be written for our wall-newspaper LifeLines.

I will be on Nørgaard's on saturday 1/3 by lunch.

Peter

The school’s culture from foreigners’ eyes.

Today we discussed Noergaards Hojskole’s culture. We tried to track down the school’s values and recognize artifacts. For all of you who do not know what artifacts are: ‘ To study artifacts is like a geologist studying the lava from a volcano after it has been active. It is not studying the core of it, but it is an evidence of the core’.

First and foremost we talked about “school’s symbol”. There are lots of symbol in this school – like “Gudar”, “School Logo”. And each of them has a meaning. If we know what that means, we can know more about this school.

Logo
Cross – faith, eternity
Ship – Vikings = action & fighting & daring to move
Anchor – hope
Horse – old symbol for hope
Gudar
Gudar’s daughter went away from Gudar with her boyfriend. So Gudar threw big stone after them. The big stone tore apart the earth. The river appeared in that row.

These things show us that this school guides us into a positive future.
Symbols are part of a tradition, so much respected in that school. Signs of attention put to the tradition are visible when you first enter the school. Faces of former principals are looking at you from the left, and at the right we can find a portrait of school’s founders. The name of the school is also a surname of the founder. In the basement we can see a collection of 62 photographs of former students dating back to early 70’s. Tradition is also respected when it comes to rituals and ceremonies. Morning assemblies, common singing, putting names on the door, ringing s bell during the dinner, we all believe it is a part of it.

Secondly, attention is put to social aspect of being a student and importance of finding your way in a group and staying fit.
You can find many games, which helps you to make new friendship. Furthermore, you can do sport a lot which is good for your health. Student’s well-being is looked after in many ways, for example: kitchen, moving in the morning.
Finally, drinking in the school is allowed even if not so healthy but useful for feeling good and learning languages.
To sum up, tradition, drinking, and sports make an interesting mixture. If you come here you won’t regret it.

Laszlo, Aga, Tomas, Yoshimi

so fare so good (så langt så godt)

Dear members of nrgaard-culture

We have just returned from the hospital. My wife is filled with morfine and are now at sleep :-)
That gives me the chance to check what you've made of questions regadring the Muhammed-crisis etc.
And so fare it looks good? Hope that the rest of you will join in so that we can create thae basic for a qualified discussion with Ajmal thursday 13. marts.

Please don't forget to think about what you would like to write about to our newspaper!
Some of you already brought up some good ideas including in which genre (fx interview).
Would some you please think about taking some pictures of Per and his lecture tomorrow friday - and maybe write a notise about it - then it will be published not only on our newpaper but also on www.nrgaard.dk (the webmaster are now able to woprk again).

Any comments on the movie The Life of the Others?

Peter