Hurra for Syttende May

USA have 4th of July. Mexico have cinco de mayo (fifth of May).

NORWAY have Syttende May (17th of May).

And as a native Norwegian, we are going to the Norwegian lodge to have ... Chili. That is right. Maybe my information is incorrect, but it's not the most Norwegian food, but that is what I have been told will be served at the celebration. Last year they served rømmegrøt.


I guess you can pronounce it like ruhmma gruhth. I figured the best way for you to get to know what it is to turn to wikipedia. So here is the link to rømmegrøt at wikipedia.

Here is a automatic translation. It surprised me when I pasted in the text that I had highlighted and ALL this came, because I had only English words when I copied before pasting it in.

Rømmegrøt is a porridge, where sour cream is basisingrediens. Andre viktige ingredienser er melk og hvetemel . Other key ingredients are milk and wheat flour. Tidligere ble rømmegrøt anvendt til spesielle anledninger, så som eksempelvis ved barsel , slått og Jonsok . Previously, rømmegrøt used for special occasions, such as for example by Maternity, turned and Jonsok. Man finner litt ulike oppskrifter avhengig av hvor man befinner seg i landet. One can find a little different recipes depending on where you are located in the country.

På Vestlandet brukte man ofte semulegryn i tillegg. On the Western-man used often semulegryn as well. Oppskrifter fra Orkdal har mindre rømme og mer gryn. Recipes from Orkdal have less sour cream and more gryn. På Aulestad finner man oppskrifter hvor man i tillegg har både kremfløte, risengryn og surmelk (kulturmelk/kefir). On Aulestad'll find recipes where you as well, both the whipped cream, risengryn and surmelk (kulturmelk / kefir). Som med vanlig grøt bruker man sukker, kanel og (rømme)fett. As with regular porridge use sugar, cinnamon and (Ben) fat. Man serverer gjerne rød saft til. It serves like to red juice.

--- The end of the Auto translation, and that is why people can make

And we got to see lots of people in Bunad, the national costume of Norway.

And with the fun translation of Rømmegrøt, I figured I would paste in the autotranslation of the info from the norwegian wikipedia page.

Bunad is a collectively, which is used in several types of garment in Norway. For det første brukes det om tradisjonelle folkedrakter , og for det andre brukes det om historiserende moderne festdrakter som ble konstruert i det 20. For the first used it on traditional folkedrakter, and the other is used for the historiserende modern festdrakter that were constructed in the 20. århundre . century. Bunader brukes i Norge hovedsakelig ved fest- og høytider. Bunader used in Canada primarily by a party-and parents. Navnet kommer av norrønt «búnaðr» («utstyr til hushold», «klær»). Gets its name from watering "búnaðr" ( "equipment for the household", "clothing").

De vanligste bunadstypene har navn etter det geografiske område de har sin opprinnelse i. The most common bunadstypene has named after the geographical area they have their origins in. Utformingen av bunader er resultatet av både tradisjonell utvikling og organisert arbeid for å skape festdrakter. The design of bunader is the result of both traditional development and organized efforts to create festdrakter. Utformingen av en bunad er typisk meget forseggjort, med broderier , sjal og håndsmidde sølv - eller gullsmykker . The design of a bunad is typically very forseggjort, with embroideries, scarves and håndsmidde silver - or gullsmykker.

Men folkedrakter (f.eks. beltestakk fra Telemark) er autentiske drakter, er de fleste bunader konstruerte. But folkedrakter (eg. Beltestakk from Telemark) are authentic costumes, most bunader constructed. Flertallet av drakter som markedsføres som bunader har svært liten forankring i tradisjon, men er konstruert i det tyvende århundre. The majority of suits that are marketed as bunader have very little in line with tradition, but is designed in the twentieth century. Bunadbevegelsen går tilbake til Hulda Garborg . Bunadbevegelsen go back to Hulda Garborg.

Here is a little part from the English Wikipedia site.

A bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume, typically of rural origin. Bunads are local to Norway's traditional districts, and the result both of traditional evolution and organized efforts to discover and modernize traditional designs. The designs are typically elaborate, with embroidery, scarves, shawls and hand-made silver or gold jewelery. There are bunads both for men and women, although women's bunads are more diverse and popular.

If you want to read the rest of the story, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunad

And this is what the local dress for the area where my mom lives if we were to have one for our family.



But our family were never a bunad family. They are WAY expensive.

This is what my bunad would look like.

But my family history say that this is the costume I should use if I was truly traditional.



And talking about being traditional, I found that I may be related to Renée Zellweger, (I have to find out if we're related) as she is , just as me, of Sami decent, as well as all these fine people in this picture.