Gask
Encyclopedia
Gask, gasque, a kind of Swedish
student
party
which starts with a more or less formal dinner. The word is believed to originate from the card game vira, popular in the 19th century.
In some cities gask is generally used to refer to a party where the dress code requires tuxedo or formal jacket. Students at Stockholm University
and the Royal Institute of Technology
generally use the term gasque to refer to a gask where the dress code is a student overall
.
In some cases Gasque might also be the name of an actual building, often a building belonging to the student union
arranging the gasque, as in the case of Chalmers University of Technology
in Gothenburg
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
party
Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
which starts with a more or less formal dinner. The word is believed to originate from the card game vira, popular in the 19th century.
In some cities gask is generally used to refer to a party where the dress code requires tuxedo or formal jacket. Students at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
and the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
generally use the term gasque to refer to a gask where the dress code is a student overall
Student overall
-History and use:Particular boilersuits or "student overalls" are widely used for specific events at universities and polytechnics in Sweden and Finland. Typically, the overalls are procured by the student associations of faculties or programmes...
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In some cases Gasque might also be the name of an actual building, often a building belonging to the student union
Students' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
arranging the gasque, as in the case of Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:...
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
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