and the Gøyeslips on a white shirt. This uniform is used at the Trollemorgen and formal school dinner parties, where the tie is replaced with a bowtie for boys; or as a whole for girls who wear galla dresses. In their senior year, male students often wear a white bowtie, especially at graduation where the white corresponds nicely with the Danish student cap. Herlovianersproget A unique characteristic of the school is that the students have developed their own language called the herlovianersprog. Words are created by simply taking the first and last syllables of a word and making a portmanteau of the two. So for instance, skolebygning ("school building") becomes skygning. Even though the language is exclusively used at Herlufsholm, some words have been adopted into Danish. For instance "svælling" (cygnet), which had not previously featured as a word in Danish, is originally Herlovian for Svane + Ælling (Swan + duckling). So far two dictionaries have been published. Traditions Herlufsholm has a long list of traditions. The two biggest events of the year are: Trolle-morgen Trolle-morgen is on January 14 being the founder's birthday, is a major event, as many old students return to the school on that day to commemorate their founding father in the dark hour of early morning. Fugleskydning Fugleskydning ("bird-shooting") in mid-August starts the new school year. It is a tradition dating back to the latter part of the 19th century. Old and new students meet at the school to shoot down a wooden bird on a pole with bows and arrows. Evidence of abuse A May 2022 TV 2 documentary revealed evidence, including testimony and video, of a culture of bullying and sexual abuse directed at young students; the documentary provoked an emotional reaction in Denmark. In response, Education Minister Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil was summoned to a closed session of parliament, and the school's board sacked its principal and abolished the prefect system. The entire board would itself resign the following month after sanctions and strong criticism from Denmark's National Agency for Education and Quality. The Crown Prince Couple also announced they were withdrawing Prince Christian and Princess Isabella from the school. Notable Herlovians Academia Jákup Jakobsen (Linguist) Knud Lyne Rahbek (Literary critic, writer, rector of the University of Copenhagen) Niels Ryberg Finsen (Physician, recipient of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology) Arts and culture Johan Philip Asbæk (Actor) Pilou Asbæk (Actor) Jens Fink-Jensen