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A famous Norwegian folktale is “East of the sun and west of the moon.” In fact, the book East by Edith Pattou is a retelling of the folktale. This folktale is similar to “Cupid and the Psyche” and “Beauty and the Beast”.

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Animals typically found in Norway are bears, squirrels, lynx, hares, deer, reindeer, roe deer, foxes, wolves and elks. Elks are the largest animals in Norway’s forests. They are herbivores and the “King of the Jungle”. Norway is also one of the only places in the world where polar bears can be found in the wild. They mostly live in Norway’s remote Arctic islands, the Svalbard Islands.

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Each culture has its own special dishes that are unique to that area. A traditional norwegian dish example is Klippfisk. It is green pea soup with dried cod and bacon. The name Klippfisk is what the Norwegians call dried cod. The dish is mainly ‘Klippfisk’ and pea soup garnished with bacon, fresh parsley and ground pepper

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The largest religious practicing in Norway is Protestant Christian. Norway has a state church but it still offers complete religious freedom. 80% of the population is a member of the Church of Norway, making the largest religious community in Norway. Outside of the Church of Norway, 55% are Christian, 22% are Islam, 18% have no religion, 3% are Buddhism and 2% are an other religion.

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The Saami people day or Saami National Day, falls on February 6 annually. The day celebrates the first Saami congress held in 1917. It was the first time the Norwegian and Sweden Saami joined together to find solutions to their common problems. On February 6, the Saami flag is flown and the Saami national anthem is sang in the local Saami language.

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Norway had 4 official languages-- Norwegian, Nynorsk, Saami, Bokmål. However, Norwegian is the main official language and the most spoken language of Norway. It is 95% of the population’s first language and is closely related to Danish and Swedish. The Saami language was the language of the original inhabitants of Norway, the Saami people.

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The colors of the Norwegian flag is red, white and blue. It has a red background with a blue and white cross going horizontal. The colors are influenced by the French Tricolors (a symbol of liberty) and the flags of the UK and the US. The white cross is taken from the Danish flag and the blue cross is the Cross of Sweden.

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Norway has 4 seasons, most of them lasting the same as others. Spring, summer, winter and autumn. During winter, some areas drop to -30 degrees C and the heavy snow doesn’t melt till Easter. During spring, it is often very windy and rainy. Summer and Autumn are similar, the only difference being Autumn causes the temperature to slowly drop.

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Oslo, a harbor city, is located near the Akershus region of Norway. It is surrounded by green hills and valleys. Oslo is Norway’s capital and most populated city. It is the economic and governmental center of Norway with lots of trade, industry, banking and shipping also going on.

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Norway is located Northern Europe and the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The bodies or water Norway borders are the North Sea, the Skagerrak inlet, the Norwegian sea and the Barents sea. Norway has a long coastline, many islands, lots of mountains and remaining ice from the Ice Age.