{"id":2303,"date":"2016-12-31T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2016-12-31T17:19:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:19:35","slug":"happy-new-year-from-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/happy-new-year-from-the-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year from the King"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike jula <\/b>(Christmas), the Norwegian nytt\u00e5rsfeiring<\/b> (New Year Celebration) hasn\u2019t got a lot of tradisjoner<\/b> (traditioner). People get together, eat, drink (remember to say sk\u00e5l!<\/b>) and watch fyrverkeri<\/b>. (Fun fact: In Norway, after some recendt accidents, people aren\u2019t allowed to use their own <\/i>raketter<\/i><\/b> \u2013 rockets \u2013 anymore, but many towns have their own official fireworks show)<\/i>. <\/i>One fixed tradition, however, is the televised nytt\u00e5rstale<\/b> (New Year\u2019s speech) by King Harald<\/b>. Here are a few typical cuts from last year\u2019s speech<\/a>, to give you an idea\u2026 Godt nytt\u00e5r!<\/b><\/p>\n

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By S\u00e1mediggi Sametinget (H.M. Kong Harald taler Uploaded by Arsenikk) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Det er i hverdagene livet leves.\u00a0Og for de fleste i Norge er det gode liv. <\/b>(It\u2019s in the \u201deverydays\u201d that we live our lives. And for most people in Norway that means good lives\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n

Noen ganger kan man likevel f\u00f8le seg alene. Kanskje har man mistet noen, kanskje st\u00e5r man foran et viktig valg.<\/b> (Yet sometimes you can feel alone. Maybe you\u2019ve lost somebody, maybe you\u2019re facing an important choice\u2026) Om du ser deg tilbake, kan du lettere f\u00e5 balanse. Slik kan fortiden \u2013 og de som gikk opp l\u00f8ypene \u2013 hjelpe oss \u00e5 finne frem. <\/b>(If you look back, you can keep your balance more easily. In that way the past \u2013 and those who went ahead in the ski runs \u2013 help us find our way\u2026) Norge regnes av mange som verdens beste land \u00e5 bo i. Vi sk\u00e5rer h\u00f8yt p\u00e5 internasjonale k\u00e5ringer over levestandard i verden. Vi har en god velferdsstat \u2013 og de aller fleste har et arbeid \u00e5 g\u00e5 til og trygghet i hverdagen. Slik har det ikke alltid v\u00e6rt. <\/b>(Norway is seen by many as the world\u2019s best country to live in. We get high rankings in international reports of global living standards. We have a good \u201dwelfare state\u201d \u2013 and most people have a job as well as safety in their everyday lives. It hasn\u2019t always been like that\u2026) Mange mennesker er i dag bekymret for hvordan fremtiden vil se ut. I den senere tid har vi p\u00e5 flere omr\u00e5der opplevd \u00e5 bli pr\u00f8vet \u2013 som nasjon og som enkeltpersoner. Det er lov \u00e5 v\u00e6re urolig, og gi uttrykk for det. <\/b>(Many people today worry about how the future will look. Lately, we\u2019ve been tested in a lot of fields \u2013 as a nation and as individuals. It\u2019s okay to be worried, to express our worry\u2026) Jeg vil i kveld rette en spesiell takk til nordmenn som er i andre land for \u00e5 hjelpe mennesker i n\u00f8d, og som bidrar i arbeidet for fred og stabilitet. Kvinner og menn i forsvaret, politiet, diplomatiet og humanit\u00e6re operasjoner og organisasjoner gj\u00f8r en viktig innsats vi alle kan v\u00e6re stolte av.\u00a0<\/b>(This evening I want to direct a special \u201dthank you\u201d to Norwegians who are in other countries to help people in need, and who are contributing to the creation of peace and stability. Women and men in our army, police, diplomacy and humanitarian organisations are making a huge effort we can all be proud of\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u00e5r vi i Kongefamilien er p\u00e5 bes\u00f8k rundt om i landet, blir vi sl\u00e5tt av folks p\u00e5gangsmot og engasjement. Fellesskap bygges i et land befolket av mennesker med visjoner og tanker om at Norge en dag skal overlates til v\u00e5re barnebarn.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(When we in the Royal Family are visiting different parts of the country, we are struck by people\u2019s drive and commitment. A sense of community is being built in a land inhabited by people with visions and thoughts of a day when Norway shall be handed over to our grandchildren\u2026)<\/p>\n

La oss ta vare p\u00e5 hverandre og sammen gj\u00f8re det beste ut av hvert \u00f8yeblikk.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Vi finner nok frem.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Jeg \u00f8nsker hver og en av dere et riktig godt nytt \u00e5r! <\/b>(Let us take care of one another and make the best of each moment together. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll eventually find our way. I wish each and everyone of you a really Happy New Year!)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Unlike jula (Christmas), the Norwegian nytt\u00e5rsfeiring (New Year Celebration) hasn\u2019t got a lot of tradisjoner (traditioner). People get together, eat, drink (remember to say sk\u00e5l!) and watch fyrverkeri. (Fun fact: In Norway, after some recendt accidents, people aren\u2019t allowed to use their own raketter \u2013 rockets \u2013 anymore, but many towns have their own official…<\/p>\n

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