Today is Norway’s National Day and with that let me first congratulate all my Norwegian readers with their national day! HIPP HIPP HURRA!!!
Traditionally one walks in these parades which baiscally consist of just people in their fantastic Norwegian national costumes or Bunads, as they are called, waving their flags and cheering for their country. Very simple yet spectacular when there are so many different types of bunads and all the red, white, and blue flags waving.
According to the Norwegian Husflids lag (Handcrafts team) there are over 70% of Norwegian women with bunads in the country. A combined total worth in bunads over 30 billion Norwegian crowns!! There are over 200 different types of bunads (one place I read said there were over 400) and generally the bunad you choose is from the area your family originates from. If you are new to Norway with no Norwegian connection you often choose the bunad for the area you move too. The bunad is often the dress of choice on the national day, weddings, baptisms, and any other very special celebration.
Below are some examples of various types of Bunads (don’t worry I won’t show you every type out there!!)
Telemark Bunad from the community of Telemark
Aust-Agder Bunad from Aust-Agder community
L-R, Trønderbunad, Øst Telemark bunad, Nordmøre Bunad, and Graffer bunad from Oppland
Someday I hope to get a bunad from where my great grandfather’s family came from, Toten.
These three types are from the area where my great grandfather came from, from the left you see the Vest Oppland Bunad, in the middle is the Totendrakt, and on the right is the Landingsdrakt. Which one do you like the most?
As you notice in this photo the bunad is not exclusive to women, and I think it’s fabulous to see a man in a bunad. The men’s bunad from Nordmøre where Stig is from is amazing…
Don’t you think the Captain would look hot in the bunad on the left?? Oh yeah….well, it is good to have dreams! The bunad is an expensive outfit costing often over 20,000 Norwegian crowns but it is an heirloom and you never have to think what you’ll wear to celebrations…so it’s probably worth it, right?
Before I go, I want to share with you what I got yesterday :-)
Sheep skins!!! Aren’t they gorgeous? I’m going to find a place for all of them, the two with most black I’m thinking would be nice on my sofas downstairs which is black leather. I’ll keep a couple upstairs as well and then I was thinking I’d have two for when we are hiking or something and need something nice and warm to sit down on? I’ve seen that done, in the winter, they lay out sheep skins to sit on around a cozy fire…looks so nice!! I’m so pleased with these!!
Until next time my friends…..
7 comments:
hei Amy.
vil bare inn å gratulere deg med dagen,17 mai er en travel og gøy dag,
koselig innlegg du har om 17mai og bunader.
tusen takk for hilsen hos meg,
kan ikke sammenliknes det jeg har å det du sliter med vennen,håper du har det litt bedre nå,
klart dette vil ta tid,det vil gå i bølger lenge.ta vare på gode minner å bring dem frem titt å ofte.
ønsker deg en herlig 17mai..
stor klem fra sylvia
You know as far as national costumes go, those are beautiful. I love the darker blues.
Great sheep skins,I have one from my trip to NZ, years ago. I bet Bootsie would love to have that.
Jen
I've said it all day today, and I'll say it again! Men in britches and knee socks are yummy. I'm not so keen on women's bunad, however, they look really...hot. Like, sweaty hot.
You and the Capt definitely need your own Bunad! You could wear them and dance around when BOYS came to try to date the girls. :o) See..smart thinking, huh?! :-)
Cozy sheepskins!
I love these traditional costumes - so beautiful. They are expensive in Sweden too.
I LOVE BUNADS. I think they are so gorgeous and Norwegians look so wonderful in them. Lars (my bf) got his last year and he is soo handsome in it! Not sure if I will ever get one selv, I have mixed feelings there since I am so NOT Norwegian. Who knows?? ;)
God dag! Love the bunad post; I found it when googling Nordmøre bunads. I wrote about the Nordmøre bunad on my post a few weeks ago. http://appleblossomdreams.blogspot.com/2011/02/bunads.html
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