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Easter in Norway Posted by kari on Apr 7, 2010
As you well know, this post is a wee bit overdue. Nevertheless, let’s talk påske. Pronounced ”poask-eh,” Easter in Norway is a long awaited hellidag(er) (holiday(s)) that lasts for nearly 1 week. Easter vacation in Norway lasts longer than in most countries. The following are the days of Easter på norsk: Palmesøndag-you guessed it, Palm…
April Fool’s Day in Norway Posted by kari on Apr 2, 2010
Aprilsnarr. I’m a day behind on this post, but that’s only because nobody played a joke on me or anyone else in my vicinity. What a kjedelig (boring) life I lead, ikke sant? Although the big day was yesterday, I think it’s such a strange <ikke helligdag — not holiday> but merkbar dag (notable day)…
St. Patrick’s Day Posted by kari on Mar 18, 2010
According to the Norwegian Irish Society, there are about 620 Irish citizens living in Norway, but the Society claims that number is low because it doesn’t take into account the children of Irish parents that have recently been born. I didn’t even know there was a Norwegian Irish Society. For those of you who have heard…
Phillip Morris Sues Norway Posted by kari on Mar 16, 2010
Røyker du? Do you smoke? Get a load of this. And just to forwarn you, if you are a smoker, I mean in no way to offend you. I smoke occasionally myself. Just informing you and commenting as objectively as I can on an issue. On January 1, the Norwegian government banned the display of…
The New Holmenkollen Ski Jump Posted by kari on Mar 9, 2010
A while back, I wrote a post about Holmenkollen, Oslo’s famous ski jumping arena. Well, it’s about to get more famous and attract lots of international attention next weekend during the World Cup trials. Just to give you some background information again, the first competition at Holmenkollen was back in January of 1892. So, that…
a-ha is ‘’Ending on a High Note’’-the title of their upcoming tour. Posted by kari on Mar 5, 2010
Did you know that the famous “synthpop/rock” band is Norwegian? I didn’t know this for a long time. a-ha is Norway’s best selling musical artist ever and they are going on a special tour in August and September around Norway before they go on to perform their last konserter (concerts) at Oslo Spektrum in December-unfortunately these are…
The elderly wave doesn’t hit Oslo Posted by kari on Mar 4, 2010
”Eldrebølgen treffer ikke Oslo.” Oslo seems to be becoming more and more popular among younger people in Norway. The proportion of older people to younger used to be much greater than it is today. More young people are choosing to remain in Oslo after graduating from university, for example. Two women, Anne Cecilie Isaksen and…