“From July 30 to August 3 about 120 young people from all around the Baltic Sea are going to meet for the bien festival in Søndborg. This bien meeting is going to be a festival on the borderline. On the surface we talk about the Danish-German border, which has moved back and forth again and again in recent centuries with bloodshed and wars, bad memories and prejudices, but also with long lasting peace, successful co-operation, reconciliation, and ways to mutual understanding. Moreover, beneath the surface the question of identity is coming up: what does it mean to be happy, what do we need to be free, and where do we belong in this world with our history, our dreams and hopes, spirituality and doubts, in our countries, in Europe and beyond? The bien people of the festival in Sønderborg are going to explore these and more questions in workshops with film, music, dance, icon painting and more, in excursions throughout Sønderborg area and across the German border, in discussions and ecumenical services, in parties at the beach and in times of leisure and meditation. The theme of the festival is inspired by the Bemedictions from Jesus’ Sermon of the mount in Matthew 5,1-10 - a text giving a very striking or even surprising message about what we need to be happy, be free, belong! So, what are you waiting for? Join the bien people on their way to wonderful Søndborg.

For the application you need to contact a bíen-team member from your country.