Christmas at the Castle

More than 160 guests turned up for the Greenland Committee's traditional event "Christmas at the Palace", which took place on Tuesday in the Parliament Hall at Christiansborg.

The program featured musical performances from The MALIKK, Ulf Fleischer, Uummannaq Kids and Karina Møller, as well as the Aavaat choir. In addition, there was singing and dancing around the Christmas tree and even a Santa Claus handing out goodie bags to children and childlike souls.

A gathering point in Denmark

For the chairman of the Greenland Committee, Aaja Chemnitz (IA), the event is both about creating a gathering point for Greenlanders in Denmark and opening up Christiansborg as the people's house.

– We always try to spice up the event with some new musical talents. Last year it was the first time that Greenlandic drum dancing was performed in the Folketing, and this year it was the first time that rapping was performed in Greenlandic in the Folketing. I think that some of those in the adjacent rooms thought that it was a bit noisy, but it was a good experience for all of us who participated.

Political focus areas

The Christmas event also marks the end of the political year in the Danish Parliament, and the musical performances were therefore supplemented with speeches along the way.

– So we are also using the event to highlight some of the results we have achieved, including the compensation for the women in the spiral case, but also many of the cases that we continue to focus on, such as Greenlandic children placed in Denmark, legally fatherless children and illegal adoptions. We are also looking into an election year, so there are many ties that I would like to have tied on some of the specific tasks that are outstanding, says Aaja Chemnitz.