Folklore Festival

So as I was sitting at the kitchen table writing my blog about the Geographical Gardens I hear some music coming from the Main Street area. I peaked outside and didn’t see much so I went back to writing. Then I heard singing and decided I better go investigate what was going on and it’s a good thing I did. :)

I went outside and discovered the Triangle Folklore Festival. Tonight they’re having a big performance in Vejle so they had a preview today in the streets. I got to see dancers from Belgium which was really cool and then they had dancers from Poland. I of course was pretty excited about that and of the 4 performances I saw today they were my favorite (and not because I have a blood connection to Poland but because they were the most entertaining....and a little of the connection) It was so fun to see all the dancers and it made me want to learn how to do traditional Polish dances when I get back home. (In all the free time I have!)

Belgium Dancers

Flag Dance from Belgium

Polish Dancers

The guys dances were awesome! All kinds of tricks
Polish Dancers

Polish band and flag

They had a little break for a while so I wandered around to the international market they were having and discovered an Italian tent with cannoli! Since I didn’t get one in Italy I decided to buy one (super expensive 30 DKK or $5 cannoli but totally worth it!)

I went back to watch the second half of the performances and saw dancers from Lithuania and Turkey. I liked the dances from Turkey. They had really fun costumes and their dances were pretty cool.

Lithuania Dancers

Lithuania Singers and band

Turkey band and dancers

Turkey Dancers

This is one of the things I love about Kolding. You can just happen upon something really interesting and get to see some cool stuff if you pay attention to what’s going on outside and you listen for the music. I’ll miss those little fun surprises when I go back to the States!

We have a busy weekend planned! Tomorrow we’re heading to Odense and the Egeskov castle. Sunday we might take a ride down to Germany but we’re still deciding on that! Next weekend we’re taking one more trip to Copenhagen so no fear, still plenty of adventures to report! Enjoy your weekend!

Love from Amanda