It would seem that Halloween is a new celebration in Norway since trick-or-treating has only become popular in the last ten years. However, this holiday has a long tradition in Norway that started in medieval times. In the 10th century A.D. the Catholic Church had become established among the pagan Norsemen under the iron fist [...]
A wonderful green light filled the sky over Kvaløya island on Halloween night.
Every year our family and friends get together in Tromsø for a Halloween party. This time the kids, big and small, made a scary music video to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Costumes, make-up, lighting, howling and growling, and ghoul-dancing made the night extra fun. Below are some stills of the video.
Let’s face it – Halloween is a fairly new celebration in Norway and is still trying to establish itself in Norwegian culture. But Norwegians love to adopt holidays, especially if it’s for the kids or involves food. The celebration seems to have started with Americans in Norway wanting to keep up their traditions (but stay [...]
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
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.
At full-moon the blue light almost looks electric. Our favourite jetty really knows how to surprise us for Christmas – especially with this ‘elfs-eye-view’.
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I think Autumn is my favourite season in Norway – the weather is still warm here in Tromsø, the sunsets come down over the mountains again and the blueberries are ripe for the picking.
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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
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.
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