Tag: Easter
Orange tradition lives on at Easter
Norwegians are expected to consume fully 5,000 tons of oranges this week, as they fill fruit bowls and backpacks with the popular citrus fruit....
Spring skiing season saved at Sjusjøen
PHOTO FEATURE: While many areas of southern Norway suffered a lack of snow during the popular Easter holidays last week, the skiing and snowboarding...
Red Cross tackles the Easter blues
Norway's long, five-day Easter holiday isn't only a spring fling full of fun. For many Norwegians, it can be a period of loneliness and...
Pace of ‘påske’ accidents picks up
Hard and icy ski trails along with challenging conditions in the mountains of southern Norway left Red Cross workers dealing with a sharp increase...
Making the most of the mountains
A trip to the mountains for a final fling of spring skiing during the Easter holidays is a Norwegian tradition that many won't give...
Annual Easter exodus gets underway
The annual Easter exodus from Norwegian cities started on Friday but it may not be as extensive as in earlier years. Warm weather in...
Spring skiing over for the season
This was the scene this week on a lake in the hills north of Oslo, where spring skiing is usually in full swing during...
Late Easter trims annual exodus
Thousands of Norwegians were beginning their traditional Easter holidays this weekend, but fewer were heading for the hills for a final fling of spring...
Red Cross busy during Easter
Norway's Red Cross mounted more than 200 search and rescue missions during the Easter holidays but it otherwise was a relatively quiet Easter, with...
Easter exodus underway
Norwegian cities started to empty out on Friday, as residents headed into the Easter week and its unusually long string of official days off....
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