NORWAY

Traditions

17. mai (national constitution)

Bunad (national costume)

Fairy tales Vikings Midsummer eve

bonfire

Nature

Mountains (Galdhøpiggen)

Fjords Woods Snow in the winter

Typical norwegian

Brown cheese Cheese slicer Mutton and cabbage

stew (fårikål) Troll Milk chocolate

Nittedal is a densenly populated area

that has more than 20 000 inhabitants and a fantastic nature.

Nittedal

Varingskollen

Ås Gård

Hauger Golfcourse

Nordmarka

Romeriksåsen

Several places for bathing

Jarle Bernhoft

From Nittedal Singer, multi-

instrumentalist, composer and lyricist.

Born and raised in Nittedal.

Went at this school, Bjertnes, in his youth.

Has been on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in the USA.

A Norwegian writer and folksinger and his

productions are well known all around the country.

The most famous songs are “musevisa”, which is a traditional Christmas song.

He lived most of his life in Nittedal with his wife and two children.

There is also a monument at Mosenteret.

Alf Prøysen

A famous and popular landmark A popular alpine center. Previously used as a signal place

with markers that was used to warn people against enemies.

In addition to that, Varingskollen is a popular ski resort

There are also activities in the summer, a race called Varingskollen up

Varingskollen

Locaded in the heart of Nittedal Mo centre next to the school 656 pupils attending and 100 teachers working

in the school this year Founded in 1976. In 2009 there was added an extra floor to the

school

Bjertnes High School

Different traditions at the High School are:

- Go on a Peace Trip in the third and final year.- In the second year, the different language-classes visit either France, Spain or Germany, depending on the language they are studying.

Bjertnes High School

The third graders celebrate finishing

13 years of education, by partying for a whole month. The celebration is called “Russefeiring” and lasts from mid-April to mid-May. We spend thousands of kroners on clothes, vehicles, alcohol and tickets to various events. Different famous artists preform at these events, like last years; LMFAO and Avici.

Russefeiring

Changed over the last 30-40 years 1970's: women working out of the

house At that time 7 out of 10 In 2009: the number has dropped

a lot when there were just 1 out of 10 that said the same thing

Level of employment among women

67% Political goals of equality

Gender steriotypes

Immigration to Norway Values and attitudes What constitutes good

parenting Traditional choices Caused by their social

background, education, and hard labor levels

Gender steriotypes