Furthermore, in accordance with these historical trends, the majority of Norwegian immigrants in the United States of America and Southern Africa did not affiliate with Lutheran churches. Significant minorities joined Baptist, Methodist, and other non-Lutheran religious fellowships, but the majority did...
The article contests that during the period under review, the first 29 years of NPM's presence in Kenya, the NPM was characterised by a fast-growing enthusiasm in establishing mission stations and local churches through evangelism and social work activities in education, medical care, orphanages,...
They contain elements characteristic for Scandinavia - Nordic ornaments, wooden churches or Viking boats. Some NOK coins have a characteristic hole in the middle. This refers to traditions connected with the first Scandinavian money, which was strung by people and carried on straps and worn this ...
...the incredibleNorwegian stave churches. Urnes Stave Churchis the oldest preserved wooden building in Norway, dating back to 1130... ...whileBorgund Stave Church(video) has some of the most elaborate carvings. The magical thing about wood is that it is almost eternal, if we take good ...
Marta has woven on commission, but also in furtherance of preservation, development and research. She has woven chasubles for churches, upholstery for furniture, and fabric for clothing. Traditional meets contemporary: A couch upholstered in krokbragd. Photo: Vigdis Valde ...
Norway is as progressive as it is traditional, as evidenced by the government's 2009 legalization ofsame-sex marriage, which allows churches to choose whether to perform marriage ceremonies for homosexual couples [source:Associated Press]. Many couples also engage insambor-- living together out of...
Our first stop was at the Heddal stave church – the largest remaining stave church in Norway. Stave churches are wooden churches from the middle ages. They are named such because of the “staves” or support columns that support the church. This stave church dates from around 1150 and is ...
The churches followed the trade of the Norwegian fleet. In 1927 and 1931, respectively, the churches in Newport and Barry, South Wales, were closed after more than 40 years—there were fewer Norwegian ships involved in the declining coal trade from the area. The increasing oil trade, on the...
Upon arriving in the U.S., many Norwegian immigrants settled in the Midwest (in particular Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota), gradually forming large Norwegian settlements, where important institutions such as churches, hospitals, retirement homes, and newspapers were quickly established [10]. 1 ...