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Denmark celebrates its newest citizens

Denmark celebrates its newest citizens

Some 2,200 new Danes were honoured at Christiansborg on Sunday.

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Everyone who received citizenship in 2015 was invited to the celebration.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
'Citizenship day' is held each year in April as a way to formally welcome all of the new Danes. Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
Danish flags help set the festive mood.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
Among those welcoming the new Danes was Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
The ceremony included various forms of entertainment. Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
New citizens take photos to commemorate the day.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg posed for photos with the new citizens.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
All the excitement proved too much for this little one.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix
Congratulations to the roughly 2,200 new Danes.Photo: Jens Astrup/Scanpix


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