The inauguration was witnessed by several hundred citizens, including Mayor Per Bach Laursen, the director of "the real Rundetårn in Copenhagen," Jeanette Bursche, and the head of communication, Rasmus Agertoft.

The Rundetårn in Løgstør was established in honor of the relatively unknown Løgstør native, Peder Nielsen Horrebow. Born into a poor fishing family in Løgstør, Horrebow later became an astronomer and eventually the director of Rundetårn in Copenhagen.

The idea to honor Peder Nielsen Horrebow by constructing another Rundetårn was proposed by Jens Aa. V. Schultz, now a local resident in the Løgstør area. Schultz, with his past as Prior of the Aalborg Monastery and a member of the board of Christian IV's Guild, was aware of the Guild's possession of a royal costume of Christian IV, originally sewn at the Royal Theater’s tailor shop for the opera singer Ove Verner Hansen.

Thus, Jens commissioned a replica of Christian IV to participate in the inauguration of the new Rundetårn (the Jutland version).

As a result, Christian IV could participate alongside the brothers of Christian IV's Guild, contributing to a historical retrospective. Christian IV assisted the director of the Rundetårn (the one in Copenhagen), Jeanette Bursche, as she cut the red ribbon marking the inauguration of the new Rundetårn, which is an exact 1:10 scale replica.

The area where the tower stands will soon be transformed into a park, situated between the town and the fjord, where the Rundetårn is expected to attract visitors to the town. Additionally, the Rundetårn is anticipated to be beneficial for other events.

The tower was inaugurated on Peder Nielsen Horrebow’s 345th birthday.

The new Rundetårn was built by bricklayer Peter Høvring, a native of Løgstør.

Thus, Christian IV's Guild, with King Christian IV at the forefront, clearly contributed to giving the inauguration a historical touch and made the day a bit brighter.

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The Day of liberation of Denmark in 1945, May 4^th, was once again used for awards from the Christian the Fourth Guild Foundation.

The administrator of the Foundation Jens Chr. Schmidt welcomed those present and briefly explained the procedure for the upcoming award. He then handed over the floor to the chairman of the Foundation, Council, and regional member Vibeke Gamst.

Vibeke Gamst briefly explained the emergence and work of the foundation, including that the foundation was established with a modest capital, which over the years had developed into a capital of over DKK 2,000,000 - and fortunately for that, as the interest that the Foundation needs for distribution has been modest for some time. However, today's awards/donations totaled DKK 55,200.00.

Present for the award ceremony from the Board of the Foundation, in addition to the chairman and the administrator, were board member Former CEO Ernst Trillingsgaard, and chief Bencher Niels Voss Hansen. In addition, several of the benchers from Christian the Fourth Guild attended.

Chairman Vibeke Gamst began by explaining that the foundation had previously awarded donations to the Aalborg Cannon Guild and to the Church Social.

Today, on Freedom Day, donations were awarded to:

- Foodbank, an organization that aims to collect and distribute surplus food to citizens in Aalborg.

- Elderly helping the elderly. The association performs unpaid work for elderly, weak, and lonely people.

- The Obel Girls are former tobacco girls from Obel, who have formed a network consisting of about thirty lively members who yearly meet at the West City Remembrance Workshop.

- The Senior Club Griffen with approximately forty members who cook for various events and activities for pensioners.

- The Knitting Girls at Vestergården diligently knit sweaters, socks, booties, hats, mittens, etc., for the homeless via Blue Cross and the Crisis Center for Women in Saxogade.

- The Colitis Chron Association is based on unpaid voluntary work supporting research into serious intestinal diseases and providing support for patients.

- Café Hjerterummet creates artistic processes and workshops in connection with a festival for people living in vulnerable positions.

- The Danish Cancer Society hosts "Pink Saturday" in October, where there are a series of activities aimed at raising funds for the fight against breast cancer.

- The Support Association for Hospice Vangen the sixty volunteers provide assistance in palliative care with practical help and small events.

- The Association "The Positive" Here, "The Positive" tries to create a bright spot with various initiatives for early retirees, middle-aged women with visible and invisible disabilities.

- The 150 volunteers at Aalborg University Hospital talk to and serve patients and relatives as a supplement to the professional effort.

- Aalborg Castle Theater Assistance for the performance of the festival "The Merchant - Jens Bang" on the 400th anniversary of the construction of Jens Bang's Stone House. The performance takes place in the Monastery Garden at Aalborg Monastery and runs from August 8th to 18th, 2024.

- The Natural Horn Players have managed to put Aalborg on the "Hunting Horns World Map" as one of the absolute best groups in this category.

The distributed amounts are within the range of DKK 2,000 to DKK 5,000 per award.

The Natural Horn Players provided impressive horn signaling both at the beginning of the meeting and along the way. There was a friendly atmosphere during the event, and after Christian the Fourth's splendid dinner was served, the Guild's songbook was distributed, and the Guild's troubadours intoned a couple of songs - and there were still voices calling for an encore.

International induction of thirty-four new members into the Wine Cellar

Once again, the Guild of Christian IV had the pleasure of inducting thirty-four new members from UNMILPOC, the international military police organization, which hosts a 14-day course for military police personnel from all over the world twice a year.

During this visit, the participants are introduced to Aalborg in the best possible way, including visits to Aalborg City Hall, where they are welcomed to Aalborg and provided with information about what Aalborg is like, usually by a deputy mayor.

Similarly, there is a tradition of induction into the Guild of Christian IV, where participants from many nations become acquainted with old Aalborg through Jens Bang's Stone House and Duus Wine Cellar, and, not least, experience Danish coziness, fun, and pleasant singing through induction into the Guild of Christian IV.
The thirty-four happy individuals who were inducted into the Guild, including several Swedes, went through the induction ritual. 

34 people formed a long chain for the city tour, which first went to the Guild's beautiful tree in front of City Hall, and after the circle had been initiated into the tree's history, the group continued to the secret entrance, where the historical expert explained why the secret entrance had arisen and how it can be used today when visiting the site.

Upon returning to the wine cellar, the chief bencher welcomed everyone back and explained to the group about the old Danish drink mead, which was then tasted.

After the exertions, everyone looked forward to doing justice to the Guild of Christian IV's grand gala dinner - and everyone adhered to the rule of drinking potato juice at the right times.

The Guild's "duo" band struck up, and the guests sang along nicely to the songs in the songbook and politely listened to the chief benchers tales of both alcohol and priests' problems with preaching, ensuring there was attention from the congregation. This added an extra layer of cheerfulness.

After a couple of good hours, the benchers left a happily chatting audience.

But it did not end there; afterward, several of the organizers from UNIMILPOC visited the guild hall, not least to speak with the Guild's Cellar Master, who himself has a background in the Military Police.

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Inauguration of 20 Norwegians from Risør and Southern Norway March 23

Finally, an inauguration of Norwegians. Around twenty individuals from southern Norway had made their way to Duus's wine cellar, where they eagerly awaited admission into the Guild. They encountered a special experience as chief bencher Ole B. Kristensen functioned as chief bencher for the first time, which he did with success; the benchers were also pleased, as something new was happening, making them particularly attentive and participative. Guild historian Peter Reinau recounted the Guild's history in his usual inspiring manner, both inside and outside the secret passage. Henrik Schou managed the roles of Thirst Master and Guild Forester, and he passionately recounted the story of the "virgin." Our two troubadours concluded the recording with their usual excellent playing and singing.
A delightful morning ended, where everyone enjoyed hearing Norwegian in the cellar once again. Subsequently, the acting chief bencher received well-deserved praise from the benchers.