Naming days. Like birthdays. I dont think many celebrate those
[Name days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day). Some of us know which one’s ours, but I think most people (including me) don’t know. Some newspapers include a small section on what names have their name day today, but overall it’s not a big thing here in Norway. My girlfriend’s Swedish family go absolutely nuts over it, though, but they do that over every possible special occasion.
It’s naming days as others have said.
If you’re not baptizing your kid it’s customary to have a celebration on the first day of it’s name, just to mark the kid’s naming and birth. Otherwise they are forgettable.
Name days, so that we have a reason to celebrate….
Name days. Fun fact: You can get a free meal at IKEA on your name day.
I legitimately thought OP asked why the names of the days (Sunday, Monday etc.) was on the calendar.
“Ah, yes you see a quirk of the the Norwegian culture is that we give a lot of significance to which day of the week it is”
More interesting question is “why does your Norwegian calendar start its week on Sunday?” In Europe it is customary for the week to start on Monday.
Fun fact: in Poland, middle aged people prefer celebrating name days over birthdays to not remind themselves of death approaching faster and faster.
why do the weeks start on a sunday
Here in Belgium we have the same. The origin, at least here, is religious: it is the day of the year the RK church celebrates a saint. I suppose it’s similar in Norway.
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Naming days. Like birthdays. I dont think many celebrate those
[Name days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day). Some of us know which one’s ours, but I think most people (including me) don’t know. Some newspapers include a small section on what names have their name day today, but overall it’s not a big thing here in Norway. My girlfriend’s Swedish family go absolutely nuts over it, though, but they do that over every possible special occasion.
It’s naming days as others have said.
If you’re not baptizing your kid it’s customary to have a celebration on the first day of it’s name, just to mark the kid’s naming and birth. Otherwise they are forgettable.
Name days, so that we have a reason to celebrate….
Name days. Fun fact: You can get a free meal at IKEA on your name day.
I legitimately thought OP asked why the names of the days (Sunday, Monday etc.) was on the calendar.
“Ah, yes you see a quirk of the the Norwegian culture is that we give a lot of significance to which day of the week it is”
More interesting question is “why does your Norwegian calendar start its week on Sunday?” In Europe it is customary for the week to start on Monday.
Fun fact: in Poland, middle aged people prefer celebrating name days over birthdays to not remind themselves of death approaching faster and faster.
why do the weeks start on a sunday
Here in Belgium we have the same. The origin, at least here, is religious: it is the day of the year the RK church celebrates a saint. I suppose it’s similar in Norway.