As soon as we arrived he was allowed to start opening his gifts. The Dehlis have a large family, so there was many greetings, many gifts, and many envelopes filled with money, money, money..!
Lucas had to help read out the card from us, as I had written it in Swedish:
Danes sure love their traditions, and the Confirmation is one of the big ones. Of course it is about God saying yes to you, and accepting you - but most of all it is celebrated as a coming of age ritual. It is really seen as a major milestone, and most Danish families spend a fortune on their youngsters on this day. Malthe was no exception, he received so many amazing gifts, a lucky, lucky boy!
The weather was still just about ok to be sitting outside. Here's all the grown-ups:
Anne and Bibber, her mum:
The boys:
We were treated to a lovely three course meal, brought in by the caterers at Martha's Kitchen. During the dinner there was a lot of speeches, again, according to Danish tradition. Even Nathan managed to say a few words, ha ha! The Danes love their speeches, and - their songs!
The flag-sticker-song..:
The night ended with a football cake, yum:
Thank you Malthe for inviting us along to share your special day. Congratulations again!
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