Denmark

Denmark A project by: Taylor S. and Jade M.

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When Aura Dione was little she would always dream of “taking the world by storm with my music.” She is now 22 years old and has her first album called “Columbine” was released in January 2008. Her other dream is to perform and release music in America. Aura is a Danish pop, country, and folk singer. She grew up on a Danish island on Bornholm. All the little girls say that Aura is their idol. She is the first pop singer in Denmark. The word Aura is a Greek origin and means coloured energy. She has written music since she was 8 years old. Aura moved to Australia when she was 17. She featured in the Boom Boom Magazine in 2009. People like Aura Dione because she writes good music and she sings really good.

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__ **Danish Apple Carnival Buns** __

__Ingredients__

 * 2 1/4 (16 ounce) packages
 * 5/8 cup [|sugar]
 * 1 1/8 teaspoons [|cinnamon]
 * 8 3/4 medium [|apples], peeled and shredded
 * 3/4 cup [|sugar]
 * 2 1/4 teaspoons [|lemon juice]
 * 1 1/8 cups [|raisins]
 * 3 1/3 cups [|powdered sugar]
 * 6 5/8 tablespoons [|skim milk]
 * 5/8 teaspoon [|vanilla]

__ Directions __
1. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and prepare roll mix as directed, adding sugar and cinnamon to the dry ingredients.

2. Blend apples, sugar, and lemon juice and fold in raisins.

3. Divide roll dough in half and roll each half into 16 by 8 rectangle.

4. Using a pizza cutter, cut into 4 inch squares.

5. Place 1 tbsp filling in the center of each square and pull corners together, overlapping.

6. Preheat oven to 375 and place buns, seam side down, on the baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.

7. Bake buns about 15-20 minutes until puffed and golden. Allow to cool.

8. In a small bow, mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth and drizzle icing over the cooled buns.

The Apple Carnival Buns were traditionally served at the Denmark Carnivals with nuts and raisins but someone decided to change it to apples. The Danish people say they prefer it better with the apples so they decided to keep it that way. Now they are sold at many bakeries in Denmark. At the carnivals they would sell many things made of buns. They sold danish cinnamon buns, pancake buns, and also crunch peach buns. But every ones favorite was the "Danish Apple Carnival Buns." In Denmark Fastelavn mean carnival. Around 1983 was the first carnival made in Aalborg, Denmark. More than 1000,000 people go to the carnival to enjoy the summer and the great food. The buns are a legacy at the carnivals cause thats the only place they can get pastry's from.

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Religion in Denmark **  The official religion in Denmark is Evangelical Lutheran. 95% of the Danish people belong to the Evangelical Lutheran religion. About 3% of the people are Roman Catholics and less than 2% are Muslim. Early in the 21st Islam had become more popular in Denmark as an important minority religion, and quite a few Danes do not practice any religion at all. Lutheranism was founded by Martin Luther who was a priest during the 16th century. The main beliefs of the Lutheran religion are good works, grace and faith as a way to salvation. There are two sacraments recognized in the Lutheran religion which are Baptism, and Eucharist and are included in the weekly High Mass. During the High Mass they will hear readings from the Old and New Testament of the Bible. They also sing hymns and praises. They would also perform rituals like confession, confirmation and marriages.

Roman Catholicism was replaced by Lutheranism as the country’s official religion in 1536. The Roman Catholic churches and Jewish Synagogues have existed in the large cities in Denmark for a long time. The first mosque in Denmark was built in 1967. There is a very small percentage of the people in Denmark who belief in the Old Norse. This religion is also practiced by other nations like Greenland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. The Norse religion began in the middle ages and was started by the Vikings. The Old Norse religion beliefs in super natural beings from their myths. These beings are Thor, Odin, Loki, Tyr and Freyja. Besides beings used for Christian teachings the country has many churches that also are very popular tourist attractions because of their beautiful architecture and the religious significance and history of the buildings. The oldest church is in the city of Arhus. It is the Cathedral Church which was built during the 13th century. The original church featured many Romanesque designs but this original building burnt in the 1400’s and was restored in Gothic style. This church was dedicated to St. Clemens who is the patron of sailors. Another famous church in Denmark was built in the late 1200’s it is called Roskilde Cathedral. This church has Gothic and French architecture. It became a Mausoleum for the royal family of Denmark.

Denmark is known for many religious and cultural celebrations. Many of these holidays are not known because of their holiness to the doctrines but because they have special cultural meaning to the Danes. The most important Danish holiday is Christmas. Many tourists come to Denmark to celebrate the Christmas season. A Danish bishop N.F.S Grundtvig founded the revitalization movement for educating the peasants of Denmark. He established folk high schools which taught Christian belief and peasant culture and created great pride in the Danish heritage. In the 19th century, Vilhelm Beck founded the Home Mission. Members of the Home Mission belief in the importance of Bible study, personal faith and a sin free style of living. Today Denmark is working on a school and church project called Science and religion. This project is aiming to give students understanding of the origin and development of the world by looking at science and religious points of view.

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