Yesterday Gwen’s after-school club took them to the next town for a traditional harvest time fair. It is a mix of fun fair elements and market and was the first time that we were aware of it even though it is a tradition that goes back over at least a hundred years apparantly.
Gwen thought the whole thing was not very exciting and even though she went with about £5.50 in her pocket she had difficulty finding something to spend her money on. What she did approve of though were the stalls dishing out free sweets and balloons but especially the sweets. When we took a closer look at the wrappers we were horrified to see that these were given out by the Danish equivalent of the BNP or National Front. So now we have Dansk Folkeparti balloons laying about the house and any visitors over the age of about 15 may ponder the contradiction of a house full of foreigners seeming to support the Denmark for the Danes party. But they seem much more mainstream here than the equivalent parties in the UK. We are forever seeing the partyleader on chat shows and being invited into her home to admire her tasteful decor in the gossip magazines.