Over the past few weeks, winter has descended on the Norwegian capital city Oslo. But as the days get ever shorter, the city is brightened up with festive decorations. The light portal pictured above ...

It was just a week or two before Christmas in 2000 when I found myself hiking through the hills above my ancestral family farm in Norway, in search of the perfect Christmas tree. I was 19 years old ...

Netflix has become a major player in the landscape of Christmas movies this year, with the release of dozens of lovable holiday outings. One such project, titled The Snow Sister, landed on the ...

It’s a tough sell for what’s supposed to be a festive meal: a pile of translucent jelly with a questionable aroma. But, as I prepared to celebrate Christmas in my native Norway for the first time in ...

The holiday season in Europe is a magical time when centuries-old traditions come to life in festive markets, twinkling ...

GRAND FORKS — The idea of baking seven types of cookies for the holiday season might seem overwhelming for some, but for a few Grand Forks community members with Scandinavian heritage, it’s a ...

DECORAH, Iowa -- A traditional Norwegian Christmas celebration will be held Dec. 1 and 2 at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah. The sounds, tastes and traditions of Christmas in ...

In Europe, “Christmas” (or the local word for it) refers not to the day but the whole season, which stretches well over a month — not to extend the shopping season, but to fit in the many holy days ...