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 Norway starts 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, clubs, schools [...]
Yes, we get In The Night Garden here: Drømmehagen. We watch it religiously as Lilu loves to dance and mimic the characters. My favourite character is the OCD-geriatric stone-stacker who gets around with the walker – Makka Pakka! (We’re still trying to figure out what the circles are on his head and butt – are [...]
Norwegians may not be very talkative or outgoing, but they are definitely a charitable people.
In this time of financial uncertainty, Norwegians managed to dig deep. Over 100, 000 volunteers from all over the country collected over NOK 190 million for the TV-aksjonen Blå Kors (The Blue Cross TV Appeal) last night. That’s about USD 30 [...]
My Little Norway
2010 Calendar
On any celebration table in Norway you can always find a Norwegian layer cake (bløtkake). What better way to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day than with fresh cream, wild berries and a little bit of sponge in between.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
Celebrate National Fårikål day with us. On the last Thursday of September every year Norway celebrates their national dish with, of course, all you can eat fårikål!
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Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
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Runes were the written language of the Vikings.