Easter traditions Easter week, the last week of Lent, was characterized by silence, seriousness and fear of evil forces. Each day of this week had its own name, and certain customs were associated with it. Maundy Thursday and especially Good Friday were quiet days with a lot of seriousness. No one was allowed to make noise, either at work or at play. The evil…
Stavnsbåndsspil The students have the opportunity, through a role-play, to experience and understand what it might have been like to live as a farming family during the stavnsbåndsspil period, the period 1733-1788. The museum's exhibitions and activities We start the day with a tour of the museum's exhibition, where special focus is placed on the conditions and work tasks of the farming family throughout the year in the 18th century. The students are then informed about…
Clothes on the body – wool and linen It was especially the women in the old farming communities who took responsibility for the tasks of processing wool and linen and producing clothes for both everyday and festive occasions. The men's tasks were linked to the earliest processes in the processing which often required strength and more hands. Both the processing of wool…
