https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The nation's bars, pubs and discos will be jam-packed with drunken partiers decked out in Santa hats and elf costumes on Friday. Welcome to the strange Danish 'holiday' known as J-Day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151104/j-day-denmarks-unofficial-start-to-the-holidays Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:45:34 +0100 j-day-denmarks-unofficial-start-to-the-holidays New consumer statistics show Danes are buying more hard liquor and cigarettes than in previous years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160705/this-is-how-much-danes-drink-and-smoke Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:56:13 +0200 this-is-how-much-danes-drink-and-smoke It’s becoming a regular tradition for hordes of Danish teenagers to head to Prague during their week-long winter break. But for a large number of the students, the trip is not about taking in the culture of the Czech capital but rather getting drunk and rowdy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150209/danish-teens-annual-destruction-of-prague-underway Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:09:00 +0100 danish-teens-annual-destruction-of-prague-underway Losing weight, exercising more and drinking less are standards on many people’s lists of New Year’s resolutions. But as Danes get ready to ring in 2015, that last item may be even more popular than usual. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141231/majority-of-danes-want-to-drink-less Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:48:00 +0100 majority-of-danes-want-to-drink-less After the success of an alcohol-free club event in Stockholm, the organiser is considering bringing the dry party to Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141002/booze-free-party-could-come-to-copenhagen Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:31:00 +0200 booze-free-party-could-come-to-copenhagen