Nordens eneste spesialmagasin om bunader og folkedrakter. Bli inspirert og lær om bunad og folkedrakt fra hele Norden.

Nordens eneste spesialmagasin om bunader og folkedrakter. Bli inspirert og lær om bunad og folkedrakt fra hele Norden.

The Norwegian confirmation is an important event, marking the transition from childhood to adulthood. It is also arguably one of the most important days in a Norwegians life. Confirmation is often considered a Christian transition ceremony. In Norway it also is a known as a ritual when it comes to entering adulthood. In the olden days you could start an adult life with privileges like moving from your childhood home, get a job and also drink alcohol. In Norway a Christian confirmation was…

Hello all, This is the second part of my overview of the costumes of Norway. This will cover the central row of provinces in Eastern Norway, the yellow and orange ones on the map below, minus the ones I covered in the first article. This includes the provinces of Oppland, Buskerud, Telemark, and East and West Agder. All of these have at least some areas in which folk costumes were a living tradition or within living memory at the beginning of the 20th cent. The National Bunad Council Bunad…

Norsk Folkemuseum

Hallingdal Museum

The Bunad A bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume, typically of rural origin. Bunads are local to Norway's traditional districts, and the result both of cultural evolution and organized efforts to discover and modernize older designs. The designs are typically elaborate, with embroidery, scarves, shawls and hand-made silver or gold jewellery. There are bunads both for men and women, although women's bunads are more diverse and popular. Bunad traditions in Norway In Norway, it is

Folks hverdagsklær i middelalderen hadde få likhetstrekk med klærne vi kjenner fra religiøs kunst. Kjortlene folk bar var av andre typer, viser funn av virkelige klær.

Bunadvanter med mønster fra Numedal. Heklet i en spesiell teknikk. Ikke brukt. Sender + porto.

Hello all, This is the second part of my overview of the costumes of Norway. This will cover the central row of provinces in Eastern Norway, the yellow and orange ones on the map below, minus the ones I covered in the first article. This includes the provinces of Oppland, Buskerud, Telemark, and East and West Agder. All of these have at least some areas in which folk costumes were a living tradition or within living memory at the beginning of the 20th cent. The National Bunad Council Bunad…

Norsk Folkemuseum - Photographer Faksvaag, Jon-Erik

Øverst i Numedal – nærmere bestemt i Uvdal – ligger Kveta-gardene. På en av disse bodde det midt på 1800-tallet en bonde ved navn Gisle Gregarsson. I nabobygda Tinn var han kjent som «ein bause mann»: En gang kom han inn på en av gardene der hvor de hadde en nyfødt gutt. Gutten var ikke døpt ennå, og Gisle la en 20-daler på bordet og sa at om de ville kalle gutten Gisle, så var daleren deres. «Og slik vart det,» skriver lokalhistorikeren Kåre Sønsterud. «Guten fekk namnet Gisle.» Gisle fikk…