Student life offers many tradition-bound experiences, rituals and celebrations. These many traditions goes long back in time, and can be very different depending on the province, study or training. Have you mastered the big picture? Here's the story behind the study life's greatest traditions, so you are not surprised.

Rusere, fraglere or putters?

When you start on an upper secondary education there is much to look forward to! New friends, new experiences and for many also a new school. It is in these years that many young people real 'find themselves' and get an idea of what you want to spend the rest of their lives.

However, there are many reasons why new 1.g'ere fear the first day of school. First day of school offers the most 1.g'ere nicknames a lot. Most secondary education has its own personal name for the new 1.g'ere. Most schools call the youngest vintage for 'putters', but you can hear them referred to as both 'fraglere', 'Rusere', suttere ',' frogs ',' bass ',' pupae ',' muljer 'and' kid ' - Dear child has many names. Most 1.g'ere will probably recognize that it is not the nicknames they fear the most, but the rituals and activities of these is the center of.

For most schools applies, for example a ritual for the first gymnasiefest that new students should 'wear' a pacifier to be admitted to the party. Then there are different ideas about whether there should be a real pacifier or jelly-sut, and whether this should hang on a cord around the neck or sit in the mouth of the student.

Another tradition at many colleges around Denmark is that the cafeteria is divided by grade. The oldest classes example, shows their rank in the hierarchy by sitting on the most favorable and coveted seats closest to the large windows or food while the newest students are relegated to the 'worst' seats.

Les Lanciers or Viennese Waltz?

On most STX-education is a tradition that is danced Les Lanciers. While some colleges use only dance in the context of major events using other dance more randomly, eg by all parties and gatherings or for morning collections. Les Lanciers is probably one of the oldest traditions in the Danish colleges besides student cap. In connection with graduation, there are many places tradition that 3.g'erne dancer Les Lanciers at a gala celebration. Pupils prepare this event several months in advance in order to get the best quadrille, matching prom dresses and seek out the best dance partners.

If, however, looks to HHX- and HTX programs are quite different traditions. These programs have fewer years behind than the classical high school diploma, which is why there is a tradition of dance other dances associated with graduation. On these courses dancer you often Viennese waltz or English waltz. At the gala celebration and graduation is a tradition associated with making the coolest, coolest or funniest arrival. Therefore, using the students a lot of time, a lot of money and preparing for their arrival to the last detail months in advance.

Student cap and student services

The main point throughout one's studies are and will be student - no matter the color of hat. There are countless rules and superstitions associated with student caps. Above all it that you do not have to take your hat on before being a student, as this brings bad luck.

When you finally got your hat on, it is most novice students' mission to get this good 'used'. The hat shell with the visit to the other students' parents, out running carriage and to drink gin and tonics of the bonnet 'lid'. All traditions that exist around it to become a student, must be able to be seen on the student's cap. Rules describes among other things how classmates to write greetings inside the cap, the best friends to bite in his shadow, a wave must be cut by nude bathing wearing hat, and if you should be so lucky, must be drawn lightning in the bonnet wristbandif you have sex with your hat on.