What happens at Winter break in Norway? !Contains important advice!
Nowadays, Vinterferie, or Winter break is a students’ relief between Christmas and Easter. A wonderful opportunity for families to head up to the mountains and enjoy skiing.
How do they celebrate Mothers’ Day in Norway?
Every year, I get this question from my Brazilian followers. It’s hard not to compare Mothers’ Day in Norway X Brazil when you grew up in such a festive country. If you ask a Norwegian how it’s celebrated, many of them will probably say “I don’t know.” It has nothing to do with how much […]
What happens at Romjul, the period between Christmas and New Years’ Eve in Norway? O que é Romjul, logo depois do Natal na Noruega?
Romjul is the week from December 27th til 31st. It’s school break. Only SFO is open. SFO is the recreation time offered to kids from 1st to 4th grade. They stay at school after the regular teaching time. SFO is a social arena where children learn through play. Though it’s not a holiday, many Norwegians […]
The reason why I won the award for Best Brazilian Influencer in Europe.
It was when I read people’s votes that I understood the transformation I had made in their lives.
As I was saying my speech, the screen behind me displayed my picture and a huge Norwegian flag.
7 questions to the “russ” president. All you need to know about the Norwegian students partying in overalls.
If you are in Norway in May, you’ve probably seen groups of teenagers walking on the streets, wearing the same overalls (blue or red, maybe black). These uniforms represent that they are russ: high school graduates. It’s a tradition in Norway that the graduates party for a month. They have some peculiarities like for example: […]
Saint Lucy in Norway 🇳🇴 Santa Luzia na Noruega
Saint Lucy was born in Siracuse, Italy. She came from a rich catholic family. She gave all her fortune to the poor. She refused to get married to a man that wasn’t christian. She was tortured and died as a martyr. They say her eyes were taken from her face. That’s why she would protect […]
9 unusual Christmas traditions in Norway
I love Christmas time in Norway. The best part to me is the whole season, preparing and waiting for Christmas. Decorating the house, baking gingerbread, the atmosphere is magical. This year it even snowed in Stavanger (very rare), making the julestemningen (Christmas mood) even better. 1.Christmas is a longer season in Norway than in Brazil, […]
Weird habits and food in Norway. Estranhos hábitos e comidas na Noruega.
If you have read my blog before, you know that I am optimist and that I love Norway and the Norwegians. Right. That said, I also have to say that they are weird sometimes. Like any other culture. Check out my list. Warning: This post has one picture that may cause discomfort to some people. […]
How Norway fights prejudice and embraces diversity.
Norway is not a perfect country to live. Far from that. There’s a study that shows that one in every three persons suffers from psychological problems at some point in their life. Also the rate of suicide is high, specially among young men. However, and maybe because of those problems, Norwegian public and private sector […]
I think you know Sami people, the indigenous Northern European.
Sami are indigenous people who live in Sápmi, which includes northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula within the Murmansk Oblast of Russia. Half of the Sami population live in Norway (around 40.000 people). Have you seen Disney’s film Frozen? Then you know a bit of the Sami people. Remember the opening […]