{"id":1581,"date":"2013-03-31T21:17:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T21:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2013-03-31T21:17:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T21:17:39","slug":"exotic-easter-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/exotic-easter-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Exotic Easter In Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1582\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1083.png\" aria-label=\"IMG 1083 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1582\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1083-300x225.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easter utensils\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Do you celebrate <strong>p\u00e5ske<\/strong> (\u201dPAWskeh\u201d, Easter) in your country? A lot of people around the world look forward to <strong>p\u00e5sken<\/strong> (or <strong>p\u00e5ska<\/strong>) \u2013 even if they\u2019re not Christian. They enjoy decorating their homes with <strong>p\u00e5skekyllinger<\/strong> (Easter chickens) and eating delicious <strong>p\u00e5skeegg<\/strong> (Easter eggs) of chocolate. These things are the same in Norway. But most other things about this <strong>h\u00f8ytid<\/strong> (festival, litterally \u201dhigh-time\u201d) are different.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent my <strong>p\u00e5skeferie<\/strong> (Easter holiday) in Norway this year, I\u2019ll tell you what makes Norwegian Easter so exotic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>p\u00e5ska er st\u00f8rre enn jula<\/strong> (Easter is bigger than Christmas). For surprisingly many Norwegians, Easter is a more important holiday than Christmas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>p\u00e5skefjellet<\/strong> (\u201dthe Easter mountain\u201d). Up, up, up the slope! Norwegians love spending their Easter holiday skiing in the mountains. At this time of the year, there\u2019s usually still a lot of snow in the highlands, while the sun is so hot that you don\u2019t need a lot of clothes. But remember your <strong>solkrem<\/strong> (sun lotion) and <strong>solbriller<\/strong> (sun glasses), or you might get <strong>sn\u00f8blind<\/strong> (snow blind).<\/li>\n<li><strong>p\u00e5skekrim<\/strong> (Easter crime stories). Many families spend their Easter in mountain <strong>hytter<\/strong> (huts) \u2013 in order to be as close to the snow as possible. A favourite pastime is the <strong>p\u00e5skekrim<\/strong>. For some reason, Norwegians love to read books or watch tv-series about <strong>mord<\/strong> (murders) and <strong>detektiver<\/strong> (detectives) in Easter. There\u2019s even a <strong>p\u00e5skekrim<\/strong> cartoon on the milk carton!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kvikk Lunsj og appelsiner<\/strong> (Kvikk Lunsj and oranges). Remember to keep a <strong>sitteunderlag<\/strong> (sitting mat) and a few supplies in your <strong>ryggsekk<\/strong> (rucksack). When taking a break from your <strong>ski<\/strong> [shea], the archetypal snacks are <strong>Kvikk Lunsj<\/strong> (a kind of chocolate bar with a biscuit core) and oranges. A warm cup of <strong>kakao<\/strong> (hot chocolate) might also come handy. <strong>God p\u00e5ske!<\/strong> (Happy Easter!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1583\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1081.png\" aria-label=\"IMG 1081 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1583\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1081-300x225.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P\u00e5skefjellet<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1081-350x263.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1081-350x263.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2013\/03\/IMG_1081.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Do you celebrate p\u00e5ske (\u201dPAWskeh\u201d, Easter) in your country? A lot of people around the world look forward to p\u00e5sken (or p\u00e5ska) \u2013 even if they\u2019re not Christian. They enjoy decorating their homes with p\u00e5skekyllinger (Easter chickens) and eating delicious p\u00e5skeegg (Easter eggs) of chocolate. These things are the same in Norway. 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