Easter = Påske! The Easter period is one of the most important holidays in Norway. Equally with Christmas. This period has little to do with religion. Easter is usually in April or March. It is the time of spring when the sun shines in the mountains and the snow begins to melt. Norwegians do not celebrate Easter religiously. The main meaning of Easter is to be with nature, preferably in the mountains, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, climbing mountain tops, and enjoying the sun. A sunless Easter is a big disappointment for everyone in Norway. So, what are the most common Norwegian easter traditions: 1. Many Norwegians love going to their mountain cabins during Easter, where they enjoy cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, or just catching spring sun. 2. Eating a lot of oranges. Historically, oranges only came to Norway during the winter, with the oranges that arrived around Easter time being the sweetest. And so, tradition was born! Even though Norway now has access to sweet oranges all year round, oranges have now become a symbol of Easter in Norway; with Norwegians eating 16 million oranges over the Easter Holiday period! 3. Påskeegg (Norwegian Easter Eggs) You don’t generally find chocolate eggs covered in plastic and lots of cardboard packaging in Norway. Traditionally, a Norwegian Easter is a hollow cardboard egg reused each year. The egg is usually filled with pick and mix, and small chocolate marzipan eggs. 4. Kvikk-lunsj. Basically a Norwegian KitKat, but a Norwegian will probably disagree and swear blindly that it is a thousand times better. It’s become somewhat of a mascot for hiking in Norway and is especially popular at Easter. 5. Crime Books, TV, and Radio. Perhaps not your usual easter reading, Norwegians LOVE their “påskekrim” (translating to Easter Crime). So much so, that Easter Crime has become as much of an Easter tradition as Easter Eggs and cabin trips. You will find that Norwegian TV- channels such as NRK and TV2 show crime series, book shops will generally have offers on crime books, and newspapers and magazines will have written their own crime stories. Source: Study Bergen
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