Little Christmas Eve
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Posted 24.12.2011 8 Comments
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Primstav: Winter Solstice
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Posted 22.12.2011 Leave a Comment
Primstav: Thomas Brewer and Lefse Making
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Old Norwegian Roasted Lamb Heads Recipe
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An Old Norwegian roasted lamb’s head recipe from the first Norwegian cookery book published in 1845.
Posted 06.12.2011 Leave a Comment
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How Norway became a country is shrouded in mystery and folklore. The most well known tale is of Harald Hårfagre who gathered the small kingdoms of the north into a unified nation in 872AD – and of course, this story is about love.
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business. 
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.