Norwegian Tradition

Making our way north, this week’s country is Norway. Just a fun fact about me, I’m mostly Norwegian because my dad is fully Norwegian and my mom is about half. My great-great-great-great-grandparents on my dad’s side immigrated to the United States from Norway a long time ago. They then bought a farm, and about one-hundred and fifty or so years passed and now I am living in the exact same house (with some modifications like a new roof of course) on the exact same farm. Kinda cool kinda not cool to be living in a 150 year old house lol.

Everyday Fashion

Anyway, in Norway, it’s pretty cold because it’s a good ways up north. It gets slightly warmer in the summer of course but generally temps are lower and it’s more snowy. For a causal day in Norway one would most likely wear boots, a long sleeve, long-pants, and a warmer layer like a sweater or a fleece. In the colder months a hat and mittens would be a good idea along with thick socks for those boots.

The style isn’t super different compared to here, just what you would wear in the winter is what they wear most of the year round. Except they most likely wouldn’t wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt in public there. So if you’re planning a trip to Norway, just remember to layer so you aren’t freezing and you can take off a layer if you’re too warm.

Traditional Norwegian Fashion

Now onto a more interesting topic, traditional Norwegian fashion. The most well known traditional Norwegian outfit is called a bunad. The bunad is most commonly worn on Norway’s national day, where people are usually seen milling about wearing the traditional outfits. Another common place that traditional clothing is worn is weddings and also birthdays and folk dances. Folk dances are done on special occasions such as weddings as well, and also during Christmas celebrations and other holidays.