On Stranger Tides
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Posted 28.06.2011 1 Comment
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Norwegian Bunad Jewellery by K.E. Sando
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Art & Culture, History, People
Jørgen Sando is a goldsmith of Norwegian tradition. Since 1901, three generations of the Sando family have made specialty jewelery for Norwegian bunads. Their focus has been on knowledge, quality and service. They take pride in their product and know that their work is important to Norwegian tradition. The family has certainly been instrumental in [...]
Posted 16.05.2011 3 Comments
The Norwegian Confirmation
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In January we got our formal invite to our nephews Konfirmasjon. The ceremony and after-dinner were to be held in May so the whole family had good time to prepare to travel to Tromsø for the big day. The Norwegian confirmation started during the Catholic era when youth would attend Sunday school to prepare for [...]
Posted 13.05.2011 5 Comments
Toilet Humour
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Being an outsider I tend to miss a lot of what is going on in Norway. Norwegian pop culture is a mystery but every now and then Moose slaps me over the head with it. Moose came out of the toilet today with hands up in the air saying ‘Oh yes, the pole!’ Moose is [...]
Posted 19.04.2011 4 Comments
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Pølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.
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. 
Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.