Nicholas,

I don't have specific answers, but I would like to suggest a source for 
further research on the first question.

There is an excellent history museum in Copenhagen - the Museum of 
Danish Resistance - devoted to those who resisted the 1940-45 
occupation of Denmark (perhaps they were imbued with Hitler-hating 
venom). The curators of that museum may know whether the story is 
approximately accurate.

I have read about a popular movement in Denmark during that period to 
wear yellow Star of David patches and thus signify opposition to police 
round-ups of Jews.

In any event, the Nationalmuseet web site <http://www.natmus.dk/> has 
contact info for the Museum curatorial staff, including email.

regards,
LD




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> Date:    Thu, 20 May 2004 11:28:14 -0400
> From:    Nicholas Burlakoff <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Adaptation of a tradition?
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> I don’t see how that is so. Tradition is always in flux and transition
> especially as technology changes underlying realities. For example, 
> some
> narratives that have been associated with sailing vessels have now 
> become
> associated with airplanes while some encounter tales with “angels” have
> evolved to tales about “encounters” with UFO’s. As early as the 1930’s 
> Jung
> published a monograph delineating this phenomenon.
> In the case I posted there are a number of interesting questions that
> immediately come to mind: 1) Is the behavior described true—did 
> Norwegians
> and Danes actually have a protest dress code?; 2) If this tale is 
> true, then
> the question is: did the letter originate in Scandinavia or in the US, 
> or
> even another country?; 3) If the referenced custom is not true where 
> and how
> did it originate?
> I think, that all these are important questions when we are 
> experiencing the
> internet phenomenon that has replaced the village square for gossip and
> communication. Given the global reach of this list and its size I am 
> hoping
> that answers to the posed questions can be found.
> Cheers, -Nicholas

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