List of statutory holidays in Norway in 2018

Norway has Christianity as the state religion, and most public holidays are religious festivals, such as Christmas, Maundy Day, Easter, Advent, etc. Like other Christian countries, Christmas is the most important festival of the year in Norway, and its customs are no different from those in other countries. Moreover, the Gregorian dates of these traditional festivals are not fixed. Of course, Norway may have its own traditional festivals, such as the Oslo Ski Festival, St Hans 'Day and some anniversaries. If you can travel to Norway during the festivals, you can better experience the unique customs and culture of Norway.

January 1 New Year (New Year's Day) January 21, the birth of Princess Ingrid Alexandra Princess Ingrid Alexandra's day February 6, Sami Nation Day (The Saami people's day) February 11 is Mother's Day Mother's Day February 11 Carnival February 14 Valentine's Day Norway's Lofoten Islands have always been known as the "Forgotten Paradise" and Tromso,"Paris in the North", so Valentine's Day in Norway is destined to be very romantic. On this day, join hands with your lover to see the valleys and straits large and small, from the sunset to the sunrise, love falls in Norway.

February 21, King Harald V's birthday King Harald V's day Oslo Ski Festival in March (First Saturday in March) Because Norway's geographical location is particularly close to the Arctic Circle, it has unparalleled skiing conditions. Therefore, every winter, Norway holds a ski festival. The Norway ski festival has a history of more than 100 years and attracts millions of people every year. Skiing is also a very important activity for Norway, and the ski festival has become one of the important festivals in Norway for more than 100 years. March 25 Palm Sunday/Palm Tree Day/Palm Sunday March 29 Maundy Thursday. People in Norway also pay more attention to "Maundy Day". It is on the last Thursday before Jesus 'Good Friday. People who believe in Jesus know that he washed the feet of the twelve disciples at the Last Supper on the eve of the Crucifixion. This festival is established to commemorate this act of Jesus. However, the "foot washing ceremony" has changed after thousands of years of evolution. In many European countries and some Asian countries, this festival has been designated as a legal holiday. It is enough to see the importance of this festival in people's hearts.

March 30 Good Friday March 31 Easter Day/Holy Saturday April 1 Easter Day April 2 Easter Monday May 1 International Labor Day Yaîm Al-Âmal, م ا لع ر ب ي ا لThursday 40 days after Easter is Ascension Day, and the 50th day is Pentecost, also known as "Pentecost". The three days before the Ascension Day (Thursday), namely Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, are called Prayer Week, or Prayer Days. It is also translated as praying for a good harvest day.

May 17 Constitution Day/Constitution Day/Constitution Day) Since the constitution passed on May 17, 1814 is still in use today, this day is called "Constitution Day" in Norway, which is National Day. Apart from Christmas, this day is the most important festival of the year in Norway. On this day, Norway people will dress up and parade through the streets in traditional costumes to celebrate, and hold various lively parties. The most spectacular celebration is the parade of schoolchildren in Oslo, all the way to the Royal Palace. It is not an exaggeration to say that the scene was really amazing.

May 19 Pentecost Eve May 20 Pentecost/Whit Sunday Whit Monday, also known as Pentecost, is a Christian festival held to commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit after Jesus 'resurrection. According to the Bible, Jesus sent the "Holy Spirit" on the 50th day after his resurrection; the disciples received the Holy Spirit and began to preach. Based on this, the church stipulates that the 50th day after Easter every year is the "Pentecost Day."

May 21 Pentecost/Pentecost Whit Sunday June 7, Union Dissolution Day (Dissolution of union with Sweden 1905)) June 23 Saint Hans Day) On this day, people in Norway will celebrate their "Midsummer Night" by firing bee cannons on the beach, and hold competitions in some places to celebrate, such as reindeer races held by the Shami people, traditional singing concerts and other programs of large and small. Their purpose is to celebrate Easter, which they value most.

July 4 Queen Songya's birthday (Queen Sonja's day) July 20, Crown Prince Hakang's birthday Crown Prince Haakon's day July 29 is St. Olaf's Day (St. Olaf's day) August 19, the birth of Crown Princess Maite Marit Crown Princess Mette Marit's day October 24 United Nations Day October 31 Halloween (All Saints' Eve) November 1st Halloween/All Saints' Day is a New Year festival originating from the ancient Celtic nation. It is also a time to sacrifice to the dead. While avoiding the disturbance of evil spirits, it is also a traditional Western festival to worship ancestral spirits and good spirits with food to pray for safety through the severe winter. That night, the children would put on makeup clothes and masks, and go door-to-door to collect fruit. The most well-known symbol of the Holy Day is the "Jack's Lantern"-hollow out the pumpkin, carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, and then insert a candle in the melon and light it, which is what we often call Halloween pumpkin head. Halloween means Halloween.

November 11 is Father's Day (Father's Day) December 2 Advent Sunday (First Sunday Advent) December 9 Second Sunday Advent December 16 Third Sunday Advent December 23 Fourth Sunday Advent December 24 Christmas Eve/Christmas Eve Christmas Eve December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Boxing Day/Boxing Day December 31 New Year's Eve