Norge a short introduction and history.ppt

Short introduction about norway

1. Norway
By Anna Jackson

2. Location
Norway is located in
Northern Europe and is
part of Scandinavia. The
capital city of Norway is
Oslo. Oslo is south east
of Norway.

3. Food
•Traditional Norwegian food is based on the raw materials
that are available in Norway such as fish.
•A typical breakfast would be an open sandwich with cold
slices of meat (e.g. ham, salami), cheese, cereals, fruit
juices and coffee.
•Norwegians usually eat a simple meal at lunch time and
have a warm meal at dinner time with their family such
as fish, potatoes and vegetables.

4. Traditional Norwegian Dishes
Gravlax –dry curled salmon,
marinated in salt, sugar and
spices.
Glogg–is mulled wine
but it is made with a
syrupy mixture and dried
almonds and raisins for
taste.
Kjottkaker-minced
beef rolled into
balls, then fried
served with gravy,
boiled potatoes and
mushy peas.

5. Traditional Norwegian
Clothing
•Bunadis a traditional Norwegian costume worn by men
and women.
•Today the Bunadis worn for celebrations and special
occasions such as Weddings, baptisms and Norwegian
Constitution Day.

6. Clothing
Norwegians wear similar clothing to
Australians. However the climate is
different. In winter it’s much colder
and people would wear thick warm
coats, scarfs, hats and gloves.

7. Famous things about
Norway
•Fjords –a river between two mountains
•Whale meat
•Skiing
•Reindeers
•Trolls–they play a big role in norsefolklore (myth)
•Fish
•Midnight Sun –during the summer the sun never sets
•Vikings –they ruled the land a long time ago

8. Norwegian Celebrations
Norway Constitution Day –May 17
th
Bergen International Festival –end of
May till early June
MoldeInternational Jazz Festival –
Mid July
HolmenkollenSki Festival –15
th
March
till 17
th
March