Primarily marked on the 25th of December to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas is a time of year celebrated by billions of people around the world. The festival is accompanied by several traditions that, unbeknownst to many, have pagan origins. Long before Christianity had come to the Nordic regions, the pagan Vikings and other ancient Germanic peoples […]
Up Helly Aa is the legendary fire festival in Scotland that visitors are looking forward to witnessing once in their lifetime. Up Helly Aa fire festival of ‘Viking soldiers’ many people want to know once This traditional event is held on the island of Shetland with a series of monumental activities such as parades, singing, […]
When participating in the festival, don’t waste the opportunity to come and chat with them about the Viking way of life; Learn about how they make clothes, weapons, jewelry, and food. Visitors can also ask Vikings about their religion, beliefs, houses, crafts, ships and homeland and ask them why they left the village… The Battle of Largs […]
Are you looking for the perfect Viking gift idea to send you to the Valhalla of good gift-givers? Whether you’re from Norway, into Norse mythology, Scandinavian culture, or just want a badass gift for the Viking in your life; we’ve got you covered with the best Viking gift ideas. Translation and editing : Viking Sons […]
“ROYAL FOOD” ON THE NORWAY’S PARTY TABLE It’s not too much to call it a “taste of the mountain”, because the Christmas table in this fjord country gathers both North Sea fish, West Coast lamb, and typical regional pork dishes Eastern Norway. Enter position sixteenth century , in Norway yes one transmission system there to […]
Santa may be indebted to Odin (also known as Wodan), a god revered by the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe as early as 2 BC Odin was celebrated during Yule, a pagan holiday that took place in mid winter. During this time, Odin is said to lead the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession through the […]
BEFORE WE ANSWER THAT QUESTION, LET US HAVE A LOOK AT NORSE WINTER TRADITIONS. The powers of the dark According to the ancient sources, the ancient people of the North believed that this time of the winter is when the power of the dark, mysterious and dead were at their strongest – and as humans […]
International Beer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of August. Beer lovers celebrated the holiday for the ninth year in a row. The beer celebration started in Santa Cruz, California, in 2007. For the first 5 years the “Beer Festival” was on August 5, but in 2012 the organizers conducted a survey and decided […]
In the United States, Independence Day, also known as the Fourth Of July, is a federal holiday to commemorate the Declaration of Independence signed in 1776. This holiday is often accompanied by parades, outdoor festivals, and many public ceremonies. Since 1777, fireworks have been set off to celebrate the holiday. Independence Day is greeted with […]
The best Father’s Day gift ideas have come a long way from the days of neckties and hilarious aprons. Today’s gifts for dad can be high tech, low tech, high-end or low-brow. Clothes, gadgets, books, gag gifts, executive desk toys…where do you start? To navigate the wide world of dad gifts and find the very […]
