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Biathalon Posted by kari on Dec 20, 2009
One of the most obscure sports in the United States, biathlon is one of the most popular winter sports in Europe. Many of you may never have even heard about it. I wouldn’t have known about it had I not lived in Norway and seen it in aviser (newspapers) and på tv (on tv). You…
norske juletrær Posted by kari on Dec 18, 2009
Norwegian Christmas trees. I read an interesting story on the Norway Post website about norske juletrær. Every year Norway exports Christmas trees to other countries in Europe, such as Germany, Britain, Switzerland, and Austria. Just three years ago, Norway was exporting 2,400 juletrær to Europe, but over the past several years the number has grown…
julesanger Posted by kari on Dec 15, 2009
Christmas songs. Every year at St. Olaf students from the Norwegian Department put on a norsk julegudstjeneste (Christmas church service), where students will read passages from the Bible på norsk, synge sanger på norsk, and the native Norwegian students tell the congregation about their own familie tradisjoner i Norge. The following are some of the…
julegavetips Posted by kari on Dec 13, 2009
Christmas gift tips. Alle sammen kan bruke disse, ikke sant? Everyone can use these, right? I know I could use some tips this year for julegaver. I often do my julegaveshopping dagen før jul (the day before Christmas), but this year, I want to have it done at least a week in advance, so I’m…
Obama and Nobel Posted by kari on Dec 9, 2009
What is the current connection between President Obama and Norway? The President of the United States is set to arrive in Norway tomorrow morning. He will receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Nominations for the prize had to be made in early February of…
Prinsesse Marthe Louise Posted by kari on Dec 6, 2009
Princess Märtha Louise, eldest child of Kong Harold V og Dronning Sonja (King Harold V and Queen Sonja)was born in 1971, which means that she has succession rights to the throne. However, even though her brother Haakon is younger than her, he comes first in the line of succession. If Märtha Louise had been born prior…
Sons of Norway Posted by kari on Dec 1, 2009
Shortly the 115th anniversay of the Sons of Norway will arrive. On January 16, 1895, 18 Norwegian immigrants organized the fraternity in Minneapolis, MN, in the heart of Norwegian-America. While the organization was originally established to protect the members and their families in times of financial hardship, it grew to become the largest Norwegian organization…