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norske skikker Posted by kari on Feb 3, 2010
Norwegian customs. You may wonder if nordmenn have specific skikker with regards to å møte og hilse folk (meeting and greeting people), å gi gaver (to give gifts), og å spise (and to eat). Når man treffer noen (When one meets someone), it is customary å stå (stand), håndhilse (shake hands) og presentere seg selv (present one’s…
en drosje i Norge Posted by kari on Jan 26, 2010
a taxi in Norway. I have taken en drosje several times in Norway and I can only say good things. Every drosje I rode in was clean and comfortable, and driven by very friendly immigrants. Not that every drosjesjåfør (taxi driver) in Norway is an immigrant, but certainly the majority are. I enjoyed talking with…
nyttår lingo på norsk Posted by kari on Jan 3, 2010
New Year’s lingo in Norwegian. I did a little bit of research about the most popular new year’s resolutions throughout the world. Every culture, when ringing in et nytt år, is full of people who want to better their lives in some way or another. Since ancient times, humans have associated et nytt år with a fresh…
julekalenderen Posted by kari on Dec 21, 2009
The Christmas calendar/advent calendar. Many cultures that celebrate Christmas have some sort of advent calendar. Today julekalendere can be made from materials such as felt, fabric, paper, small boxes, or chipboard. Advent means “coming” and julekalenderen is used to count down the days until jul. Technically advent starts on the fjerde (4th) søndag før jul…
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…