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Olsok (lit. 'Olaf's Wake' or 'Olaf's Vigil') is a
national day of
celebration on July 29 in the
Nordic countries of
Norway and the
Faroe Islands, and...
- like
Midsummer Eve (Jonsok, lit. 'Wake of St. John') and St. Olav's M**** (
Olsok, lit. 'Wake of St. Olav'), with the main
celebration on the eve of the official...
- Day (Thailand) Ólavsøka,
opening of the Løgting
session (Faroe Islands)
Olsok (Faroe Islands, (Finland, Norway) July 30
Feast of the
Throne (Morocco)...
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Among featured directors have been
Norwegian stage producer Stein Winge.
Olsok Óláfs saga
helga Oldest Saga of St. Olaf
Legendary Saga of St. Olaf Separate...
- Latin), from
Saint Olaf's
death at the
Battle of
Stiklestad in 1030 (see
Olsok). Vøka
comes from Old
Norse Vaka,
which was a
religious celebration that...
- pride.
Saint Olaf is
symbolised by the axe in Norway's coat of arms and
Olsok (29 July) is
still his day of celebration. Many
Christian institutions with...
- Olavsdagene) is a
church and
cultural festival held in
Trondheim around Olsok every year.
During the
festival more than 300
events with 800 international...
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Norse version of an Old
Norwegian Homily Book, read on St Olaf's
feast day (
Olsok). A
shorter version in
Latin had wide
distribution and is
found in several...
- Sonja's
birthday 20 July –
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus's
birthday 29 July –
Olsok. (Olav's M****. In
memory of King Olav
Haraldsson (the Holy), who died in...
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largest outdoor theatre in Scandinavia.
Olavsfestival Olavinlinna Ólavsøka
Olsok Legendary Saga of St. Olaf
Separate Saga of St. Olaf "Slaget 29. juli (Slaget...
