If you have read my blog for a while you probably know that Norwegian fathers are very engaged to spending time and raising their children than many countries we know.
Paternity leave helps a lot this bonding. In Norway, fathers have at least 15 weeks to stay at home with the baby while mommy goes back to work. Moms usually have the first 15 weeks. Mother and father can decide how to share the 16 last weeks.
When you go to the supermarket or Cafes you see dads pushing strollers, holding babies. The Norwegian system is family oriented. I love it. Fathers take kids to activities, help them with homework, attend school meetings. Divorced parents usually share custody in Norway.
That said, I think fathers really deserve a day to call their own. Like in the U.S., Brazil and other places, Fathers’ Day is celebrated with gifts, good food and fun. In Norway, they also get to sleep late (a real gift. If you are a parent, you know what I mean) and get breakfast in bed.
Fathers’s Day in Norway takes place every year, on the second Sunday in November. It’s not a holy day. Even the very few shops that are open on Sundays don’t close because of this date.
In 2022, Fathers’ Day, or FARSDAG will be celebrated on November 13th.
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