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 A loving Danish couple went to great lengths to win a 10,000 kroner Valentine's Day contest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160212/danes-set-world-record-for-longest-hug Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:08:07 +0100 danes-set-world-record-for-longest-hug Going by the saying 'if it's easy, it's not worth doing', The Local's Chris Manion says that dating a Danish woman must be totally worth it. Here are his Valentine's Day tips for surviving the battlefield that is Danish dating. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160211/on-the-battlefield-that-is-danish-dating Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:05:28 +0100 on-the-battlefield-that-is-danish-dating A flower bed in southern Sweden has blossomed into the words "marry me", after a Dane grew 90 plants there to spell out his love. The Local spoke to Kenneth Neergaard, 30, after his future wife said "ja". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150714/mystery-plants-bloom-into-marriage-proposal Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:46:56 +0200 mystery-plants-bloom-into-marriage-proposal The vast majority of Danish men have written off Valentine's Day as a silly and meaningless holiday, but a Danish chocolate company and an American neuroscientist set out to change that. See the results here. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150205/valentine-experiment-gets-danes-to-show-their-love Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:58:00 +0100 valentine-experiment-gets-danes-to-show-their-love A letter written to the brother of the poet's first love reveals that not even her marriage to another man could stop him from loving her. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140730/new-letter-reveals-hans-christian-andersens-heartbreak Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:44:00 +0200 new-letter-reveals-hans-christian-andersens-heartbreak