Den Danske Forening Heimdal December 2015 Glædelig Jul (source: god-jul.dk) Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established 1872
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails with stories, news and photos to the editor for publication. The closing date for the next issue is 14 January 2016. We reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: 0437 612 913 Email: treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: 0423 756 394 Skype: pete.at.thebathouse Email: admin@danishclubbrisbane.org From the Editor Christmas is quietly sneaking up on us; Sunday 29 November is the first Sunday in advent, time to light the candles and enjoy the season. Write some Christmas cards to old friends and family www.god-jul.dk offers free electronic cards to send them by email. It s a busy time at the club with concerts and club events filling the calendar. Our Christmas market returns and we re impatiently awaiting the arrival of Christmas goodies from Denmark giant turtles and frogs, marcipan bars, snowballs and many other favourites. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, we ll let you know as soon as it s available. After the Christmas party the club and the committee will enjoy some quiet time. Throughout the year the club has welcomed many new members and my hope is that old and new members will continue to support and enjoy the club and its events in the new year. WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Joanna Brown & Jesper Jensen, New Farm Sandie Stærmose & Adrian Chin, Petrie Terrace Mogens & Madonna Johansen, Coorparoo Dorte & Graham Rice, St Lucia Charlotte Nielsen & Jeff Roberts, St Lucia Kristian Houe & Erin Edwards, Murarrie
What s on? Christmas Bazaar at the Saturday 21 November 2015 Danish Church, Mount Gravatt 8 am 1 pm Folkrag Old & New Concert Saturday 21 November 2015 Entry fee 6:30 pm for 7 pm start Christmas Market at the club Sunday 22 November 2015 11 am 3 pm Iain McKenzie & Emma Nixon Sunday 22 November 2015 Traditional and Contemporary 4 pm Scottish music Entry fee Café Danmark Friday 27 November 2015 from 6 pm Christmas stalls, Christmas goodies, Christmas decorations. It s the last Café of the year, come in and have a look, meet new and old friends and family and try our smørrebrød. Rullepølse (spicy rolled pork), herring, smoked salmon, roast beef, leverpostej, roast pork or have a hot dogs. The bar offers Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties direct from Denmark. There may even be a few Tuborg Julebryg left Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct from Britt s Organic Bakery. Tea delivers orders from Heinz Meats and also has various cold cuts, leverpostej and cheese available. Order in advance and pick up at the café. Swedish Christmas Market Saturday 28 November 2015 At Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove Christmas Party Saturday 12 December 2015 (Juletræsfest) 2 5 pm MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! Have a Ball with the Folk Dancers Saturday 6 February 2016 Entertainment by Michael Whitmore 6 pm for 6:30 pm start Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30
Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje. For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsorganic.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: brittsorganic@gmail.com HEINZ MEATS TRADITIONAL SMALLGOODS Continental butcher and deli 611 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 www.heinzmeats.com.au Ph: 07 3391 3530 (parking behind shops) Dansk udskæring på bestilling Lammekød Grisekød Oksekød Hamburgerryg Røget flæsk Spegepølse Rullepølse Pålæg og røgvarer blandt andet: Medisterpølse Ost: Knækpølse Havarti Wienerpølse Esrom Leverpostej HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 5:00pm, Saturday 7am - 1pm CLOSED: Sunday & Monday
C h r i s t m a s P a r t y Saturday 12 December 2015 2 5 pm Christmas Party 2014 (photo: Soren Hoimark) Merry Christmas! We invite members, friends and their children and grandchildren to celebrate Christmas at the club. Enjoy singing traditional Danish Christmas songs with KUPALEJA and dancing around the Christmas tree while we wait for Santa Oz and his helpers to arrive. There ll be gløgg and æbleskiver and hot dogs on the menu and maybe a few other goodies. Come decked out in your Christmas gear and be prepared for a lot of dancing and singing around the Christmas tree. Make sure you bring along a gift for your child/children, wrapped and clearly labelled and hand it in at the door. Santa will hand out the gifts when he arrives. We want to make sure there s room for everyone, please book by Wednesday 9 December 2015. Send an email to treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org or ring Lone on 3359 2026 or 0437 612 913 with names and numbers.
www.danskvintage.com.au info@danskvintage.com.au 0411 297 236 Dansk Legegruppe Vores danske legegruppe mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl 11.30. Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig velkommen i ferierne. Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes til at medbringe boller og tilbehør. Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemsskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse. Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt: Iben Giessing Lund igk1972@hotmail.com 0434 933 953 eller Tina Kinkead tina@kinkead.com.au 0403 838 663
Nyt fra Den Danske Kirke i Brisbane Foråret er en skøn tid i Brisbane, vejret er dejligt, og vi har fået et par gode regnskyl, som bevirker, at blomsterne myldrer frem, og buske og træer får nye skud og blade. Kirken er i fuld gang med at forberede den årlige julebasar. Håndarbejdsdamerne har været igang hele året men er nu i slutspurt for at nå at få så mange dekorationer færdige som muligt. Kirkekommiteen har bestilt danske varer til basaren, og Britt, den danske bager, kommer også, så kom og se og køb nogle af de gode ting. Der er også underholdning med Kupaleja og de danske folkedansere. Det er muligt for børnene at lave deres egne juledekorationer, og vikingerne kommer forbi og viser deres våben. Kirkebasaren holdes den Lørdag, den 21. november 2015 fra kl 8 am til 1 pm i St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 71 Newham Road, Mt. Gravatt Vi forventer, at der kommer rigtig mange gæster, og vil blive meget glade for at få en hjælpende hånd i køkkenet og boderne. Hvis du kan hjælpe eller gerne vil være med i kommiteen, så ring til Merete på (07) 3324 8986. Vores julegudstjeneste i år afholdes Lørdag, den 19. december 2015 kl. 10 også i St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 71 Newham Road, Mt. Gravatt KOM OG VÆR MED OG STØT DIN LOKALE DANSKE KIRKE. Venlig hilsen Merete, Magnus, Pat og Pia
CHRISTMAS MARKET AT THE DANISH CLUB SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2015 FROM 11 AM 3 PM Swedish Goodies, Qti Pi, Fudge made by Imogen, Bud to Rose Jewellery, Hanne s Christmas Stall, BornHandmade, Woodwork by Brian Colourful! There ll be glögg (mulled wine) and Danish æbleskiver, Swedish lussekatter (saffron buns), coffee and tea and cold drinks
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Juledekorationer Juledekorationer går helt tilbage til de gamle julemarkeder, der fandt sted i Tyskland i 1600-tallet. Dengang var det især julemad, der brugtes som juledekorationer, dvs. sukkerstænger, honningkager og andet juleslik. I 1800-tallet blev mange andre juledekorationer udbredt også i Danmark. Det var især juledekorationer som glanspapir, kulørt silkepapir eller juledekorationer, der kunne indeholde søde sager såsom nødder, kager, rosiner og frugt. I dag kendes mange forskellige typer af juledekorationer: Engle: Allerede i midten af 1880 erne blev engle udbredt som juledekorationer i Danmark. Engle forbindes med den kristne kultur, men kendes også fra buddhismen, islam, hinduismen og jødedommen, hvor englelignende væsener bruges som sendebude. De flettede hjerter: Hjerter som juledekorationer optræder omkring 1914. Hjertet i sammenhæng med julen er faktisk en dansk tradition. I Danmark bruges ofte flettede julehjerter. Faktisk sad H. C. Andersen allerede mange år tidligere og klippede de første julehjerter, men da var det ikke en egentlig tradition. Glaskugler: Allerede for tre hundrede år siden var glasperler kendt som juledekorationer. I dag bruges de store, blanke kugler af tynd plastik eller glas. De er oprindelig opfundet i tyskland. Julelys: At pynte juletræet med julelys kendes allerede fra den første tid, hvor juletræet fik plads i stuen. Det kan spores tilbage til 1600-tallet. Lyset symboliserer liv og glæde i en mørk tid. Lametta: Lametta er de helt tynde kobberlignende tråde, der i dag mest laves af papir, men i gamle dage faktisk var lavet af kobber. De lægges på træet som juledekorationer og skaber reflekser i grenene.
Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice? We can help :) Price list Beer Tuborg Classic 24x33 cl (cans) $ 55 Tuborg Gold 24x33 cl (cans) $ 60 Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33 cl cans $ 60 Bitters Gl Dansk 100 cl $ 70 Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 50 1-Enkelt 100 cl $ 65 Brøndum 100 cl $ 70 Linieakvavit 70 cl $ 60 O P Andersson 100 cl $ 70 Skåneakvavit 100 cl $ 70 Other Faxe Kondi 24x33 cl (cans) $ 35 Faxe Non-alcoholic 24x33 cl (cans) $ 35 Snaps Jubilæum 100 cl $ 75 Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl $ 75 How to order and pay: By email treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org By phone 0437 612 913 Payment by EFT to Heimdal s account at Suncorp Bank BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC Chocolate, licorice and other goodies mainly from Denmark 100 g containers / $2.50: Toms Ama r bidder, Toms Heksehyl, Haribo Pinocchiokugler, Haribo Salminger, Carletti Lakridspinde, Carletti Saltlinser, Haribo Click Mix, Haribo Saltbomber Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g $ 10.00 Haribo Super Piratos 425 g $ 10.00 Haribo Click Mix 425 g $ 9.00 Malaco Lakridskonfekt 260 g $ 6.00 Pingvin Heksehyl 400 g $ 8.00 Pingvin Rustne Hyl 130 g $ 3.50 Poletter 250 g $ 6.00 Pingvin Blue Jeans 250 g $ 6.00 Pingvin Blanding 300 g $ 6.00 DAIM 2-pack 56 g $ 2.50 Tyrkisk Peber $ 4.00 Pingvin Tommestok 25 g $ 1.00 Toms Bridgeblanding 225 g $ 6.00 Bon Bon Lossepladsbolsjer $ 7.00 Ga-Jol Blå, gul, sort 2x23 g $ 3.00 Lykkeberg Fiskeboller 400 g $ 4.00 Toms Pariserlinser 300 g $ 10.00 Anthon Berg Opera Mints 150g $ 6.00 Herring onion, anchovy spiced, matjes $ 8.00
FEEL AT HOME WITH SBS DIGITAL RADIO Listen to the Danish language every Thursday at 4pm Choose one of the many platforms: SBS Digital Radio 3, Digital TV (channel 39), Live on Demand via phone and Androids apps Streaming Online at sbs.com.au: Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/Finnish Via Podcast Further information on www.sbs.com.au Rene Redzepi is bringing awardwinning restaurant noma to Sydney for ten weeks from January. The noma Australia menu price will be $485 (food only) and I understand that it s fully booked. Way to go, Rene! Error! Hyperlink refd. Passport expired? Ring Lars Kirk to find out when the biometric equipment is due in Brisbane. Contact details for the Royal Danish Consulate General in Brisbane Consul General Lars Kirk 07 3374 3062 consul@rdcqld.org.au Melbourne based Trine Simpson is working on a history of Danes in Australia, visit the website at www.danesinaustralia.com. Get in touch with Trine with your story. Our membership has passed the 300 mark. What an amazing achievement! But many haven t renewed their membership for 2015/16 yet. Get it done before Christmas! Danish band MEW performs at Max Watt s at 125 Boundary St, West End, on Friday 4 December 2015 at 8 pm. Check out maxwatts.com.au for details. From 1 September 2015, Danes may hold dual citizenship. Contact Statsforvaltningen for details (www.statsforvaltningen.dk) (check the October 2015 newsletter for more information on how to apply for your Danish citizenship). The new legislation stipulates a time frame of five years to get your Danish citizenship back. Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide contact him via queensland@rep.danes.dk If your son or daughter (under 18) is going overseas to study, and you re a member of the Danish Association Heimdal, your son or daughter can apply for a $3,000 study & travel grant from the club. We would like to make one grant initially. Write to the club about your plans.
What better way to start the year than with a Party?! The Danish Club in conjunction with The Danish Folkdance Group Our last party was so popular we have decided to do it again! Hence, we have thrown open the doors and would like to invite you all to join us for another night of fabulous food, live entertainment and dancing. Kupaleja, our very own and much loved Band, will get the festivities rolling for the evening with some of our favourite Scandinavian tunes. Michael Whitmore and his Big Band sound (known from clubs + Cruise Liners) will provide the main entertainment with anything from Jazz, Rock n Roll & Country to Pride of Erin ensuring a full dance floor at all times. When: Where: Cost: Saturday, 6 February 2016 6pm for a 6:30pm start Danish Club, Austin St, Newstead $40.00 includes 3 course dinner, coffee/tea and cake (Bar will be open on the night) Please note that bookings are essential. Our last party was a sell-out & sadly we had to turn away over 20 people at the door. Don t miss out! Please contact Tom or Lis Larsen on 3288 5538 or simply email your booking with the number of people to tom_larsen_lis@hotmail.com and pay in the amount due to the club account marked 6Feb16 and your name. The club s account details are BSB 484-799 (Suncorp Bank) 02782 4475 (account number) Please book before 31 January 2016