Godt Nytt År!: Happy New Year!
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We at My Little Norway wish all our readers a Happy New Year!
Posted 01.01.2010 10 Comments
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Obama in Oslo
I had the opportunity to be in Oslo the day Obama left. I arrived early in the morning and when I reached the city the streets were filled with police and their automatic weapons. They completely outnumbered the pedestrians. It was hard to get around as the footpaths were still lined with steel fences. There [...]
Calendar Giveaway!
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Calendar Giveaway! – tell us a funny story about Norway.
Posted 07.12.2009 9 Comments
A Norwegian Christmas
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A Norwegian Christmas is filled with many celebrations and traditions, old and new. As the snow falls, the white landscape is the first sign of Christmas and Norwegians start to prepare for their long season of juletid. November As the snow comes, Norway enters the Christmas season early with a series of Christmas parties. Work, [...]
Posted 01.12.2009 10 Comments
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There is an opposition in everything. At the darkest time of the year, we celebrate Christmas. And at the exact opposite end, when the midnight sun is at its highest, we celebrate Midsummer.
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!
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.