A primstav is an old wooden calendar-stick, marking the days of the year and important events. It splits the year into two equal halves: summer and winter.
Category page: customs and religion
Graveyard inequality | once a pauper – always a pauper | Norway
It is said that all people are equal in Heaven. But the historical churchyard shows us that no such equality applied here on Earth.
Christmas | childhood memories from northern Norway
In my childhood, life was simple. And the small joys of Christmas lifted our spirits – and delivered us safely into the new year.