Anniversaries, Holidays and Flag Days in Denmark
Flowers can be given at every opportunity. Surprise someone by giving him or her a bouquet of flowers, or when there is a special occasion. All days are flowers' day. Below are some of the most common events/occasions for giving or sending someone a bouquet of flowers:
| General Anniversaries: | ||
| Events: | ||
| Anniversary | Father's Day | Party |
| Bachelorette Party | Golden Wedding | Whitsun |
| Baptism | Graduation | Retirement |
| Birth | Harvest Festival | Silver Wedding |
| Birthday | Hostess Gift | Translocation |
| Burial | Housewarming | Wedding |
| Communion | Martinmas Eve | Wedding Day |
| Copper Wedding | Midsummer | Weight Loss |
| Day of a person´s death | Mother's Day | |
| Easter | New job | |
| Engagement | New Year | |
| Anniversaries, holidays and flag days. Calender in 2013: | ||
| Date: | Event: | Flag Days: |
| January: | Flag Days: 1 | |
| 1 January | New Year´s Day | Yes, |
| February: | Flag Days: 1 | |
| 5 February | Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary's birthday | Yes, |
| 10 February | Shrovetide | |
| 14 February | Valentine's Day | |
| March: | Flag Days: 2 | |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | |
| 24 March | Palm Sunday | |
| 28 March | Maundy Thursday | |
| 29 March | Good Friday | ½ all day long |
| 31 March | Easter Sunday | Yes, |
| April: | Flag Days: 3 | |
| 1 April | Easter Monday / April fools' day | ½ - 12.00/ 1/1 12.00 - |
| 16 April | Her Majesty the Queen's birthday | Yes, |
| 26 April | General Prayer Day | |
| 29 April | Her Royal. Highness Princess Benedikte birthday | Yes, |
| May: | Flag Days: 4 | |
| 1 May | Labour Day | |
| 4 May | Denmark's Liberation | |
| 5 May | Liberation Day | Yes, |
| 9 May | Ascension Day/Europe Day | Yes, |
| 12 May | Mother's Day | |
| 19 May | Whitsunday | Yes, |
| 20 May | Whit Monday | |
| 26 May | His Royal. Highness Crown Prince Frederik's birthday | Yes, |
| 29 May | The International Day of UN Peacekeepers | |
| 31 May | World No Tobacco Day | |
| June: | Flag Days: 4 | |
| 5 June | Constitution Day / Father's Day | Yes, |
| 7 June | His Royal Highness Prince Joachim's birthday | Yes, |
| 11 June | His Royal Highness Prince Consort Henrik's birthday | Yes, |
| 15 June | Valdemar's Day and Reunification | Yes, |
| July: | Flag Days: 0 | |
| 8 July | First day off in factory closures | |
| 28 July | International Hepatitis Day | |
| September: | Flag Days: 1 | |
| 5 September | Day of Honouring Danish Soldiers Serving Abroad | Yes, |
| October: | Flag Days: 0 | |
| 1 October | International Vegetarian Day | |
| 11 October | UN International Girl's Day | |
| 24 October | UN Day | |
| 31 October | Halloween | |
| Flag Days: 0 | ||
| November: | ||
| 3 November | All Saints' Eve | |
| 25 November | UN Day Against Violence Against Women | |
| December: | Flag Days: 1 | |
| 1 December | First Sunday of Advent / World AIDS Day | |
| 10 December | UN Human Rights Day | |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Yes, |
| 26 December | Boxing Day | |
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | |