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part of everyday life. They were usually made of woolen fabric, woven by the women themselves or by a professional weaver. Many of the patterns, based on a limited range of colours from vegetable dyes, were common to almost all parts of the country. Variations in costume between the regions can best be seen in women's best Sunday attire, especially in the arrangement of the ever present headdress, either in the form of a bonnet or a scarf. The headpiece often consisted of a bonnet, a piece of linen underneath and a scarf to hold it in place, either in broad lace or in embroidered
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and partly by Denmark's growing interest in Romanticism. He travelled around the country, recording and writing up legends, attracting the support of influential figures such as the literary historian Rasmus Nyerup, who wrote a foreword emphasizing the multifaceted significance of the enterprise. His
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Over the centuries, dancing has formed a key part of celebrations in Denmark. Festive gatherings often took place in farmhouses where chain dances or rotational sequences provided opportunities for everyone to join in even if the room was packed. In the 17th and 18th centuries, music in Denmark could
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fastened by hooks or laced at the front was worn in some regions. Skirts, jackets and bodices were edged and decorated with flat or patterned silk tape while light scarves were worn around the neck to cover the shoulders and throat. Like the women, men's clothing was made mainly of flax and wool but
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The traditional costumes of Denmark, though varying from region to region, date back roughly to the period between 1750 and 1900 when clothes were often home-made from yarn spun from wool or flax. In rural communities, the fabrication of garments for both family members and servants was an important
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Those taking part in the festivities wore their best Sunday costumes, which differed somewhat from region to region but were invariably made at home from flax, wool or linen. In the middle of the 19th century, both the traditional costumes and the dances began to die out. But by the beginning of the
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were often of leather. Long home-knitted white wollen stockings reached above the knee. In addition to long shirts, men wore several jerseys and jackets. The well-off displayed buttons made of silver although usually they were of tin or even horn. Men and women both generally wore clogs while men
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movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them. Common roots encouraged a country's inhabitants to share the concept of a modern nation. The approach spread to smaller, oppressed countries whose
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is a particularly well-known legendary figure in Danish folklore, apparently dating back to pre-Christian times when it was believed there were household gods. Other Scandinavian countries also have similar figures and there are similarities to the English
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who further documented legends and folk tales across Denmark. As Nyreup had foreseen, the work had an added dimension: "Providing material for poets and themes for further development." His collection did indeed have a profound influence on the
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to Germany in 1864. A new awareness of common origins was born, encouraging researchers to investigate the everyday lives of countryfolk, at a time when folktales, poetry, songs and beliefs were beginning to disappear. By documenting
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20th century, when there was renewed interest in the national heritage, a number of groups began to revive the music, the dances and the costumes. In 1901, the Society for the Promotion of Danish Folk Dancing (
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in the various regions. Folklore today is part of the national heritage, represented in particular by national and local traditions, songs, folk dances and literature.
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grew with an emerging feeling of national consciousness in 19th century Denmark. Researchers travelled across the country collecting innumerable folktales, songs and
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Danish Fairy Tales: A Collection of Popular Stories and Fairy Tales from the Danish of Svend Grundtvig, E. T. Kristensen, Ingvor Bondesen, and L. Budde.
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Historical studies on folk and traditional music: ICTM Study Group on Historical Sources of Folk Music, conference report, Copenhagen, 24–28 April 1995
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Historical studies on folk and traditional music: ICTM Study Group on Historical Sources of Folk Music, conference report, Copenhagen, 24–28 April 1995
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As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the
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Skirts or petticoats were long, worn by the layer and invariably covered by an apron of fine silk or embroidered
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often had long, leather top-boots and both men and women wore leather dress shoes with a buckle in front.
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and the regional literature movement that dominated elite literary circles later in the 19th century.
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which maintained their own traditions. As the town musicians disliked traditional instruments such as
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By the second half of the 17th century, pair dances from Poland were introduced, especially the
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Today it is recognized that only a fraction of the sources can be traced back further than the
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politicians and intellectuals worked towards developing the population's awareness of a common
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have nevertheless contributed to a better appreciation and understanding of Danish folklore.
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Henning Urup, "Dansk spillemandsmusiks forudsætninger, kilder og særlige karaktertræk"
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on Folk music" in Doris Stockmann & Jens Henrik Koudal (eds). 1997.
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only be performed in most areas by officially appointed town musicians (
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Danske Folkeeventyr, samlede. (Gesammelte dänische Volksmärchen)
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began to undertake cataloguing work on a voluntary basis at the
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and the loss of Norway in 1814 and above all after the loss of
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Frits Lilbæk, "Historiemaler F C Lund: Danske Nationaldragter"
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The System of Tales in the Folklore Collection of Copenhagen
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Numerous Danish folktales contain mythical figures such as
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in Doris Stockmann & Jens Henrik Koudal (eds). 1997.
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in Copenhagen where he compiled a short work titled
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