The U.S. Ambassador took office on July 1st, and on July 4th, he was initiated in Christian the Fourth Guild.

This year's Rebildfest 2022 was one of the very first tasks for Ambassador Alan Leventhal and his wife Sherry. It also meant initiation in Christian the Fourth Guild on the very day that America's Independence Day is being celebrated.

A total of seventeen people were initiated as new members of Christian the Fourth Guild.

The company were introduced to the guild's history and were presented with the conditions for becoming a member of the guild - luckily, everyone said yes.

After the ceremony, it was time for the obligatory walking tour of the old and new Aalborg and watering the tree.

After this, the guild's beautiful dinner, consisting of two wonderful red sausages a piece of bread, beer, and a glass of akvavit, were served and enjoyed, and as usual, the guests were introduced to the rituals of the akvavit by singing it down.

The ceremony ended at 11 a.m. when everybody took off for the festivities in Rebild Hills, this year even with the participation of Her Majesty, Queen Margrethe the 2nd.

Here the Rebild Society had arranged a tent luncheon, consisting of herrings, meatballs, potato salad, beer and akvavit, for more than six hundred people.

During the luncheon, the Chief Bencher awarded:

Ambassador Alan Leventhal, Danish main speaker Jens Bjerg Sørensen, American main speakers Casper Phillipson and Anders Agner, each a Christian the Fourth Tie.

Just when this year's Rebild luncheon was over, a terrific rain and thunderstorm broke out. It delayed the start in the hills with about 45 minutes. Some people where happy, that they had remembered their umbrella/raincoat!!

Photo: Jens Morten

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