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Outdoor Easter Bunny Eggs Hunt

| Family, Food, Habits, Nature, Spring, Tradition

Our family tradition, hunting for Easter Bunny Eggs, is one of my dearest and may be one of the best examples of recreational outdoor activity in the Norwegian woods. Every year the feeling of anticipation and excitement takes me down the memory lane. You may say I’m a bit childish, but I’m just fine with […]

Happy Chinese New Year of the Snake from Norway

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| Culture, Habits, Tradition

February 10, 2013 marks the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Snake. I’ve decided to get off to a fortunate start this year by sending out Chinese New Year post to all Asian and Chinese friends. So “恭喜發財” (gung hay fat choy) or “恭喜发财” (gong xi fa cai) to you all! I do it […]

Christmas Yule tree Santa or Nisse and food traditions in Norway

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| Culture, Food, Habits, Tradition, Winter

Christmas or Yuletide and New Year are connected to very old traditions and important celebrations in Norway. Keep in mind we are on top of the northern hemisphere. After a long period of darkness and cold, no wonder people needed a break and celebrated “the return of the sun” – with wild feasts that lasted […]

7 years of blogging at RennyBA’s Terella

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| Habits, History, OsloBG, Tradition

Happy blogaversary to Terella.no! As many of you may remember from previous years, my adventure with blogging started out as an experiment. I was lecturing a class in “Technology Business and the Society” at the Norwegian School of Management and among the topics was a new phenomenon; Blogging. Considering myself a network evangelist, the concept […]

Norway Military Tattoo 2012 in Oslo

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| Culture, History, Tradition

Norwegian Military Tattoo, the biggest indoor event in Norway, draws multinational crowds of military music fans each year. This year marked its 10th anniversary with nearly 1,000 participants and 20 000 spectators turned out for the rousing band and precision drill performances. The set in Oslo Spektrum Arena was a recreation of Akershus Fortress and […]