Tag: holidays
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...
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...
Media planted pranks on April 1st
Norwegian media outlets did their best to fool readers and listeners on April Fools' Day, even though April 1st fell on the Palm Sunday...
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...
Feather bouquets support women’s health programs
Women all over Norway planned to once again be selling colourful bouquets of feathers and birch twigs during the weekend, part of an annual...
New Year speeches aimed to heal
Both Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and King Harald V once again tackled national tragedy, this time in their annual nationally televised speeches during the...
Ending and starting the year on skis
When the going gets tough, the tough go skiing. At least in Norway, where Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre...
Rush of volunteers this Christmas
Humanitarian organizations have been reporting a rush of Norwegians willing to volunteer this Christmas, for projects to serve food to the poor and generally...
Cathedral services all day long
Oslo's cathedral, which became a magnet for mourners following last summer's terrorist attacks, was planning to stay open most of the Christmas weekend as...
Holiday forecast: Mild, wet, slippery
Norwegians could look forward to a White Christmas and New Year at higher elevations, but holiday forecasts called for mild temperatures with rain and...
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