Earlier this month, we launched a colorful virtual julekalender (Advent calendar) to highlight various aspects of the Norwegian holiday season. One of the important facets of norsk jul is food—both sweet and savory. The rule of thumb for julebakst (Christmas baked goods) is that you should have a good variety of cookies, in fact, seven kinds or sju slag /syv sorter kaker.
As you spend time with family over the holidays, take the time to learn more about your relatives and record some family stories. Sit down and chat with multiple generations and make this a group activity.
When thinking about or discussing Norwegian foods, one food will undoubtedly come up: porridge. Porridge has had quite the role throughout Norway’s history. In fact, it is quite possibly the oldest hot dish in the Norwegian diet. The main grains used were barley and oats, as it was difficult to grow other grains in the cold climate.
Just as fall colors reached their richest hues in mid-October, Her Majesty Queen Sonja paid a visit to Minnesota. The Queen’s official visit covered both government and Norwegian-American entities across the state.
An exciting discovery has been made just centimeters below the soil in Stjørdal, near Trondheim. Pawel Bednarski took a metal detector out to his field right before Christmas last year and uncovered a treasure trove of Viking objects.
That’s another name given to the Sognefjord, and with good reason. It is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway, with a length of 128 miles and a staggering depth of over 4,000 feet.
The longtime charity program to help improve the health of children in Norway, Tubfrim, is drawing to a close. Tubfrim was originally founded to assist children who were affected by tuberculosis, which at the time was one of the most frequent causes of death in Norway. As that crisis waned, the focus turned to the health and well-being of children and [...]
Social media can be an important tool in a lodge’s communication toolbox. But poorly managed social media sites can end up being a liability to the organization. We have all seen examples of a social media hack that negatively impacts the image of the group. It’s very difficult to erase the negative association in a reader’s mind. In an effort to [...]
Have a recruitment event coming up? Like to be ready to encourage new members? The website is ready! Take a peek at the different things you can do with the red “Join/Renew” button in the upper right-hand corner of the website. First, new members can sign up with the “Join” button. Potential members have the option to find a lodge or [...]
As of November 1, 2022, 56 lodges have met or exceeded their 2022 recruitment goals. 26 lodges are only 1 new member away from meeting their goals. Remember to get any paper membership applications to Headquarters by December 16, 2022 to ensure they can be entered before the end of the year. New members who are signed up online via www.sofn.com [...]
