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So it is with a lovely May tradition in Denmark

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setting a candle in the window on the night of May

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4th.

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This is to commemorate the surrender of the Germans

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and the end of the N*** occupation.

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In 1945, the Nazis imposed a blackout on Denmark to

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confuse the Allied air forces.

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So now that they were defeated, a candle in a

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window became a small symbol of rebellious light.

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I intend to participate every year on May 4, but I

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often forget and to be honest, I see very few

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candles in windows these days.

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It'd have to be aged 85 or older now to remember the

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war, and Germany is one of Denmark's greatest friends

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and all.