Påskeris is the Easter equivalent to a Christmas tree – a traditional Norwegian decoration. Made of birch twigs and set into a vase, påskeris is normally put up on Palm Sunday. The birch twigs are a substitute for palms branches, in remembrance of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, however, most of the religious significance [...]
Norway enters the Christmas season early.
Pepperkaker (gingerbread) makes an excellent decoration for the house at Christmas time. We make lots of different types of pepperkaker – some for hanging on the Christmas tree, some for hanging in the windows, some to give away when we go carolling and others sit on the table for grazing. One of my favourite activities [...]
Please visit our updated post Norwegian Christmas Heart Baskets with three different easy-to-make baskets complete with instructions and pictures. Before Christmas our friends get together and have a decoration party. We pool together all our crafty-stuff, paper, toilet rolls, egg cartons, pictures, pine cones, and lots of glue and glitter. We play Christmas music as [...]
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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Table settings are very much a part of the tradition of serving cake.
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Norwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.
It’s always fun to take kids to the beach.
Aursfjord is a branch of Malangen Fjord in Balsfjord.
Decorating Easter eggs is a big tradition in Norway.