Archive for 'Traditions'
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)…
Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit Posted by kari on May 14, 2010
It’s hard to believe the beautiful woman som er gift med (who is married to) Kronprins Haakon is in her late thirties. That’s the first thing I thought of when I just saw her birthdate. Regardless, tomorrow will mark 10 år (years) since Kronprins Haakon confirmed his forhold (relationship) with Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit, born…
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)…
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…
training Posted by kari on Feb 26, 2010
å trene. I would like to stay with the Olympic theme since the 2010 Vancouver winter games are on most peoples’ minds and they are nearly over 🙁 . I have been thinking a lot about how intense it must be to be an Olympic atlet. Think about the kind of disiplin one would have…
Norwegian athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Posted by kari on Feb 24, 2010
There are currently over 100 athletes representing Norway in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In case you are curious about the events that Norwegians have excelled in so far during these winter games, the following is information including navn, alder, hjemby, idrett, og medalje(r) (name, age, hometown, sport, and medal(s)). There are 15 sports in these winter games…