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The trade union movement's demonstration "Save Great Prayer Day" at Christiansborg Palace Square in Copenhagen gathered around 50,000 people in February 2023. (Archive photo). Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix

4 in 10 Danes want Great Prayer Day back from new gov

Four out of ten Danes want the incoming government to reintroduce Great Prayer Day as a public holiday. This is shown in a poll conducted by the analysis institute Voxmeter for Ritzau.

40 percent of the 1,007 respondents aged 18 or older declare themselves “strongly agree” or “agree” with the...

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