Customs and habits
Norway's National Day
On May 17th, the Norwegians celebrate their National day of constitution. The Norwegian constitution was signed on May 17th in 1814, and Norway got its own king and became independent. This is why we consider May 17th out National day.
National costume: Bunad
Bunad is a Norwegian national costume that is common to wear on May 17th, but also in other various situations such as weddings, confirmations and on Christmas eve. Its usual to have a Bunad that represents where you and your family are from.
Parade
Its a common tradition in Norway to go in a parade on the national day. Friends and family gather and walk the streets in their town together with local schools, kindergartens, sports teams and other organisations.
National Sami costume: Kofte/Gákti
Kofte is a Norwegian national costume that the Sami people wear. Some of the Sami people wears some sort of kofte every day, but the most common among the people is to wear kofte on special occasions just like the Bunad. In similarity with the Bunad, kofte is also usual to have according to where you and your family is from.
Russ
When Norwegians graduate from upper secundary school they have a celebration called "russetid".
Russebuss
Russebuss is a bas that the russ buy and fix to drive and party in in the russetid.
Fish
Norway's landscape consists of a lot of coast, and fishing is very common. Therefore we eat a lot of fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
"Matpakke"
In the Norwegian school we bring our own lunch, this is called "matpakke", or we buy lunch in the cafeteria.
Grandiosa Frozen Pizza
Grandiosa is Norways most eaten frozen pizza. In fact this is the most common dish to eat on Christmas eve.