Is this off topic? Please move it if it is. This isn't really about fashion, but a small post about Norwegian costume traditions.
Today we've celebrated our Constitution Day, and we've also celebrated that our oldest daughter is leaving school after 13 years. In Norway, they celebrate that by wearing red hats and clothes on May 17th. (They also party for weeks on end, but let's forget about that right now).
#1 is my daughter with her "russelue", red hat.
#2 shows my mother in her "bunad" - national costume. It shows that her hometown is Oslo. She also wears a silk tie on her chest in red, white and blue to celebrate Norway. The embroidery on her costume pictures wildflowers that are common in the area. My grandmother embroidered it to my mother in 1958, for her confirmation. The embroidery on her purse is St. Hallvard, the guardian for Oslo.
#3 shows my second daughter in her bunad which she got for her confirmation last year. It originates form my hometown, where she was born, too. As you can see, the two costumes are quite different. Hers is based on old suit traditions recorded in the area as far back as to the 18th Century. She received it as a gift from her father and me and her two grandmothers. It is sewn by a friend of our family.
ETA:
My oldest daughter received her bunad to her confirmation four years ago. Next year, my youngest is getting hers. And I'm getting mine, too - my mother has most generously decided to give me one as a gift. She couldn't afford it when I was young. Next year I'll post pictures of the four of us in our bunads, all similar but with various colors and embroideries.
Thanks for looking!
Today we've celebrated our Constitution Day, and we've also celebrated that our oldest daughter is leaving school after 13 years. In Norway, they celebrate that by wearing red hats and clothes on May 17th. (They also party for weeks on end, but let's forget about that right now).
#1 is my daughter with her "russelue", red hat.
#2 shows my mother in her "bunad" - national costume. It shows that her hometown is Oslo. She also wears a silk tie on her chest in red, white and blue to celebrate Norway. The embroidery on her costume pictures wildflowers that are common in the area. My grandmother embroidered it to my mother in 1958, for her confirmation. The embroidery on her purse is St. Hallvard, the guardian for Oslo.
#3 shows my second daughter in her bunad which she got for her confirmation last year. It originates form my hometown, where she was born, too. As you can see, the two costumes are quite different. Hers is based on old suit traditions recorded in the area as far back as to the 18th Century. She received it as a gift from her father and me and her two grandmothers. It is sewn by a friend of our family.
ETA:
My oldest daughter received her bunad to her confirmation four years ago. Next year, my youngest is getting hers. And I'm getting mine, too - my mother has most generously decided to give me one as a gift. She couldn't afford it when I was young. Next year I'll post pictures of the four of us in our bunads, all similar but with various colors and embroideries.
Thanks for looking!
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