Norwegian Culture

This section is devoted to Norwegian culture. Here you will find articles on a variety of topics. The list of articles below is divided into topics. Article names in blue are complete: click on the name of the article to open that page. Article names in black are not complete yet, but should be soon, so check back often!

General Facts about Norway

Facts about Norway
Famous Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans
Hardanger fiddle article

Holidays

Syttende Mai (May 17th)
Midsummer's Eve (June 23rd)
Leif Erikson Day (US Holiday - October 9th)
St. Lucia's Day (December 13th)
Lille Juleaften (Little Christmas Eve - December 23rd)
Christmas Eve (December 24th)
Christmas (December 25th)
13th day of Christmas (January 6th)

Food and Cuisine

It has been said that the easiest way to learn about a culture is to sample its food. In this spirit, we offer the following pages to help you learn more about what Norwegian cuisine has to offer:
Lodge Member Recipes

Clothing

Bunad
Norwegian Sweaters
Thor's Hammer Amulets
Links

Language and Culture

One of the most fascinating ways to learn about a culture is by learning the language. Norwegian is spoken by 4 to 5 million people worldwide. There are several dialects of Norwegian, but only two official dialects as sanctioned by law: Bokmål ("book Norwegian") and Nynorsk ("new Norwegian"). Although Norwegians are educated in both official languages, about 85% of Norwegians and 92% of the publications in Norway use Bokmål.

Below are some links about the Norwegian language:

Klar Tale has a weekly, on-line Norwegian newspapper written in simpler language for beginners. Check it out here!
Klar Tale's weekly news, read slowly for beginners, can be downloaded here!
A comprehensive list of resources is available at this page (thanks Erin!)
Norwegian in 5 minutes a month (Sons of Norway Language Tutorial)
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