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.
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.
Knowing what will keep your baby warm in Norway is common knowledge passed down from mother to mother…
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!
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Tonight’s sky was filled with the Northern Lights.
Runes were the written language of the Vikings.