Family
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A family is a group of people, who is usually genetically related. It is the most important and principal socialization of a child. One of the primary functions of the family is to produce and reproduce people, biologically and socially. This can occur through the sharing of society and culture. Every single person has a certain role and responsibility in the family, some are more momentous than others. The relatives are classified after importance of their role. Generally a family is a unit that helps and protects every member of the group and only wants the best for every one.
Unfortunately it is not how it goes for all families. Some people actually struggle to keep their relatives near them. There are different types of families in every single society. The different types of families occur in a wide variety of settings, and their specific functions and meanings depend largely on their relationship to other social institutions.
I come from a large family that is scattered across the globe. So when the entire family is gathered, my world feels complete. I personally think that the family always comes in the first row. Keeping your relatives close is often a good thing.
Unfortunately it is not how it goes for all families. Some people actually struggle to keep their relatives near them. There are different types of families in every single society. The different types of families occur in a wide variety of settings, and their specific functions and meanings depend largely on their relationship to other social institutions.
I come from a large family that is scattered across the globe. So when the entire family is gathered, my world feels complete. I personally think that the family always comes in the first row. Keeping your relatives close is often a good thing.
Nina og Cathrine
Family traditions and relationships in Denmark
In Denmark it’s pretty usual to get a divorce. That means when your parents get divorced, and get new boy- or girlfriends, you can get stepbrothers or –sisters.
“In my case, my parents are still together. I live at home with my parents, brothers and animals. My oldest little brother is 10 years old and my youngest brother is 7 years old. So there’s a huge age difference. Even though we are so many people living together, we hardly see each other every day. Sometimes, I go to school and afterwards I go straight to work. I work in the local cinema, called CinemaxX’’. - Cathrine
“My parents are divorced, and I have a brother who is seven years older than me. I live with my mom but my father lives just in the neighborhood of Rysensteen so I visit him sometimes after school. In my spare time I’ve got two horses I take care of together with my mom so my life style is pretty unusual compared to other teenager’s lives, because I don’t have the possibility to get a job or hang out after school’’. – Nina R.
These are pretty good examples on how different the life styles can be in Denmark.
Some other good examples can be how you celebrate feasts.
‘’In my family we used to gather up at my grandparents’ house and celebrate Christmas. But in the past few years, we celebrated Christmas at our own house, just the five of us. In the end of the evening, our neighbors come over for a glass of wine.
In my Easter vacation, we have an Easter-lunch with some family. It changes from whom to whom where we choose to throw it. Afterwards the lunch, we roll painted eggs down a hill. The egg that makes the longest distance wins.’’ - Cathrine
“In my family we celebrate Christmas. It changes every year if I celebrate with my mother’s the 24th December or the 26th December. So the other date I celebrate with my father’s family. In the Easter vacation it has always been a tradition in my father’s family to be together in our summer house in North Zealand and eat lunch and the children searches for chocolate Easter eggs that are spread out on the whole soil (one big egg for each of us).” – Nina R.
In Denmark it’s pretty usual to get a divorce. That means when your parents get divorced, and get new boy- or girlfriends, you can get stepbrothers or –sisters.
“In my case, my parents are still together. I live at home with my parents, brothers and animals. My oldest little brother is 10 years old and my youngest brother is 7 years old. So there’s a huge age difference. Even though we are so many people living together, we hardly see each other every day. Sometimes, I go to school and afterwards I go straight to work. I work in the local cinema, called CinemaxX’’. - Cathrine
“My parents are divorced, and I have a brother who is seven years older than me. I live with my mom but my father lives just in the neighborhood of Rysensteen so I visit him sometimes after school. In my spare time I’ve got two horses I take care of together with my mom so my life style is pretty unusual compared to other teenager’s lives, because I don’t have the possibility to get a job or hang out after school’’. – Nina R.
These are pretty good examples on how different the life styles can be in Denmark.
Some other good examples can be how you celebrate feasts.
‘’In my family we used to gather up at my grandparents’ house and celebrate Christmas. But in the past few years, we celebrated Christmas at our own house, just the five of us. In the end of the evening, our neighbors come over for a glass of wine.
In my Easter vacation, we have an Easter-lunch with some family. It changes from whom to whom where we choose to throw it. Afterwards the lunch, we roll painted eggs down a hill. The egg that makes the longest distance wins.’’ - Cathrine
“In my family we celebrate Christmas. It changes every year if I celebrate with my mother’s the 24th December or the 26th December. So the other date I celebrate with my father’s family. In the Easter vacation it has always been a tradition in my father’s family to be together in our summer house in North Zealand and eat lunch and the children searches for chocolate Easter eggs that are spread out on the whole soil (one big egg for each of us).” – Nina R.