Today, July 29th, is St. Olaf’s Day. We’re talking St. Olaf the former king of Norway and one of the Catholic church’s saints – not St. Olaf the college or St. Olaf the fictitious home of Rose Nylund of The Golden Girls. It commemorates the death of King Olaf II on July 29, 1030. (It… More Góða ólavsøku! (Good Olaf’s Wake!)
Talking seals. Singing like frogs. Rolling naked in the morning dew. Welcome to Midsommar or Midsummer, in Scandinavia. This is the when celebrations accompany the actual solstice takes place on a day between June 19 and June 25 and the preceding evening. Once observed on St. John’s day, June 24, it is now observed on… More Midsommar In The Land of the Midnight Sun
May 17th is the Norwegian National Day, better known as Syttende Mai. Syttende Mai marks the day Norway’s Constitution was signed in 1814 that declared Norway an independent country. You can watch a 2018 celebration here. Here are 10 fun facts about Syttende Mai, according to Aftenposten (and thankfully translated by Business Insider Nordic): 1.… More 10 Unique Facts about Syttende Mai