100 merry Norwegians were a festive part of the life in the city when they visited the Guild of Christian the Fourth in Aalborg. For more than 25 years has the Guild had a branch in Oslo, and one of the popular traditions of this branch is the annual summer visit to Aalborg. The Norwegians go by night ferry to North Jutland and then by coach to Aalborg.
The morning was spent in or near Duus’ Vinkjælder in Jens Bangs Stenhus. The Norwegians had brought their own jazz band, which played out-of-doors in Østerå – while the Norwegians enjoyed that they in Danmark could have a cold beer and a potato-juice (as “snaps” is called in the Guild) and happy jazz music in the sunshine.
16 new members were initiated into the Guild, where the benchers on this day were joined by the Norwegian vice chief bencher Helge Qvigstad.
After the initiation and the visit to the Guild in Aalborg the Norwegians spent the rest of the day in Aalborg City Centre, until they late in the afternoon returned to Oslo.
Christian the Fourth´s Guild in Aalborg was founded in 1942 in Duus´ Vinkjælder as a “key-club” in order to avoid soldiers from the occupation forces entering the wine cellar.
Today the Guild has more than 8,000 members living in 125 different countries. The Guild and its Foundation every year donate more than 100,000 DKK to social, humanitarian and cultural activities in Aalborg City and its surroundings. <<<