Hardanger headdress-pleating A few years ago, no one but Ingebjørg Byrkjeland knew how to pleat the headdress traditionally worn with folk costumes… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Traditional costumes in Norway, craftsmanship and social practice Few countries in the world can boast such a widespread and common use of traditional costumes as Norway. Traditional costumes… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Boat pulling at Bjørkedalen Boat pulling is the the process of bringing a finished clinker-built wooden boat out of the boat shed at Bjørkedalen… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Traditional use of clinker-built boats For at least two thousand years, open clinker-built boats have been rowed and sailed in Norway. In days gone by,… Knowledge of nature and the universe Oral traditions and expressions Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts