Archive for 'Culture'
Father´s Day Posted by kari on Jun 22, 2010
I går (yesterday) was farsdagen (Father´s Day) here in the U.S. In Norway farsdagen is celebrated on the second søndag in november. As in the U.S. and many other countries in the world, farsdagen is day for å ære fedre (to honor fathers). Farsdagen was first observed in the early 20th century in the U.S. as…
Middle Ages Festival in Oslo Posted by kari on Jun 18, 2010
Middelalderfestivalen is happening in Oslo this weekend for those of you who are interested in history or modern day representations of historical time periods and event. I have never been to this event in Oslo, but I have been to the renaissance festival in Shakopee, MN and it is amazing. Hundreds of people in typical…
Norwegian fotball Posted by kari on Jun 11, 2010
Vålerenga vs. Lyn at Ullevål Stadion As in the rest of the world (U.S. lags behind), fotball (soccer) is very popular in Norway. The Norwegian Premier League, the professional soccer league (professional since 1992) in Norway is called Tippeligaen. Norsk tipping, the Norwegian state lottery is the primary sponsor of the league, hence it’s name…
Norwegian Genealogy Posted by kari on Jun 6, 2010
How many of you that follow this blog have Norwegian ancestors? Of those who answered yes, how many of you know their names or where in Norway they are from? If you do, that’s awesome and this means that someone has taken the time to do the research that you can benefit from it. If…
Norwegian Birthdays Posted by kari on May 25, 2010
Norske bursdager, bursdager i Norge. Bursdagstradisjoner i Norge are not all that different than here in the U.S., or in many other western countries either. Regardless, I thought it appropriate to dedicate a post to bursdager and say a few words about how they are celebrated in Norway and what kind of vokabulær is used. …
Norwegian beer Posted by kari on May 21, 2010
I really like øl (beer) and unfortunately when I lived in Norway, I lived on a very tight budget and therefore rarely splurged on øl of any higher kvalitet (quality) than the billigste (cheapest). Nevertheless, I enjoyed my øl consumption during my time in Norway, especially since I could drink lovlig (legally) before my 21st bursdag! I drank…
Syttende mai 2010 Posted by kari on May 16, 2010
Also known as Nasjonaldagen (National Day) and Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day). Since I have already written several posts about syttende mai, I will direct you to those for more information. They were posted on fjortende mai (May 14) and sekstende mai (May 16) of 2009. For those of you who are either unfamiliar with this helligdag (holiday)…