50,000 jam the streets in Denmark to protest possible elimination of 300-year-old Christian holiday

Tens of thousands of Danes flooded the streets of Copenhagen earlier this month to protest the potential removal of Denmark’s more than 300-year-old Great Prayer Day, which has been celebrated on the fourth Friday after Easter since 1686.

The nation’s leaders are considering eliminating the holiday in a bid to shore up more finances to fund the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported. -- More...

Denmark government intends to scrap Great Prayer Day, protests erupt against scrapping holiday@eriknjoka brings you this report

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