May, the Candle in the Window, and Getting Old in Denmark: The Danish Year Part 5
Setting a candle in the window on the night of May 4 in Denmark is a lovely way to commemorate the end of the Nazi occupation in 1945. The old in Denmark are some of the few people who remember to do so. Getting old in Denmark can be a lonely process, even though Danish society is greying at dizzying pace. While the pension age is 67, it's hard to get a job after age 60. No one wants to hire you as a hip new designer or innovative pharma developer or management trainee. Older people at the very top of the s...Life