2024
MARCHÉ INTERNATIONAL VIKING DE RIBE
Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
It is possible to relive the Viking world in Ribe. Between stalls and ...Read more
Ribe
2024
NOUVEL AN - NEW YEAR'S EVE
Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
The midnight jump is the symbol of a beautiful year to come. On New Year's ...Read more
Copenhagen
2024
GRAEKARISMESSA
Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
Read moreMarch 12, St. Gregory's Day, celebrates the return of the oystercatcher to the archipelago. The Faroe Islands' national bird, the oystercatcher is not hunted. It is a common breeder, numbering around 10,000 pairs. At the beginning of March, the sky fills with their calls, heralding the return of long, bright days. Also known as the oystercatcher, it has become a symbol of national heroism. The poet Nólsoyar Páll (Páll Poulsen Nolsøe, 1766-1809) evokes it in his famous ballad Fuglakvaeði(The Ballad of the Birds).