Olsok ("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 also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland.[1]
^Olsok: a Nordic celebration across beliefs and borders (Baltzersens Ltd)
Olsok ("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 also...
Day (Thailand) Ólavsøka, opening of the Løgting session (Faroe Islands) Olsok (Faroe Islands, (Finland, Norway) July 30 Feast of the Throne (Morocco)...
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...
Olavsdagene) is a church and cultural festival held in Trondheim around Olsok every year. During the festival more than 300 events with 800 international...
Sonja's birthday 20 July – Crown Prince Haakon Magnus's birthday 29 July – Olsok. (Olav's Mass. In memory of King Olav Haraldsson (the Holy), who died in...
largest outdoor theatre in Scandinavia. Olavsfestival Olavinlinna Ólavsøka Olsok Legendary Saga of St. Olaf Separate Saga of St. Olaf "Slaget 29. juli (Slaget...
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...
Magnus (since 1973) H.K.H. kronprins Haakon Magnus' fødselsdag 29 July Olsok (Day of Saint Olaf, king and patron saint of Norway) (since 1928) Olsokdagen...
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...
like Midsummer Eve (Jonsok, lit. 'Wake of St. John') and St. Olav's Mass (Olsok, lit. 'Wake of St. Olav'), with the main celebration on the eve of the official...
rebuilt. The interior of the church was restored from 1935-1950. In 1950, an Olsok service was the first time the newly restored church was used. The church...
Olav as he was martyred with an axe. There are two of them to represent Olsok, 29 July and the lesser feast day of Saint Olav, 3 August. The crown is...
He is commonly credited for re-introducing the tradition of celebrating Olsok (1897) and reviving it as an annual ceremony commemorating the death of...
Anthem Day (Romania) National Thai Language Day (Thailand) Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)...
Symra between 1902 and 1904, Norsk barneblad between 1907 and 1916 and Olsok from 1916 to 1917. He left Den 17de Mai in 1916, and worked in the newspapers...
There is an annual worship service held at the chapel once each summer at Olsok. For a long time, the church on the island of Jøa was located at Fosnes...
other celebrations. There is one service held in the church each year on Olsok. The church still does not have any electricity in the building. A short...
other celebrations. There is one service held in the church each year on Olsok. List of churches in Hamar "Nordre Osen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen...
Studentmållagsbibelen (1921) Kyrkja er mor (1925) Nynorsk salmebok (1925) Olsok; med minne og maning (1930) Gud styrer (1931) Kvila i Gud (1933) "Peter...
special occasions during the summer such as weddings, baptisms, and an annual Olsok service. The church was never wired for electricity and has no heat other...
has about 45 seats. It is used occasionally for services such as one on Olsok each year. List of churches in Nidaros "Haltdalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen...