In Norway, Valentine’s Day is referred to as Valentinsdagen. Also called All Hearts Day (Alle Hjerters Dag), Valentinsdagen is a celebration of love and romance. Only in recent years has the business sector promoted this tradition in Norway.
The day may have its roots in the Roman celebration of the goddess Juno representing women and marriage (14 February), and the start of the Lupercalia festival observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility.
In Norway, Valentines Day is not celebrated with as much fanfare and grandeur style compared with many other parts of the world. However, the expression of emotions and ardent love is still important and Norwegians enjoy spending time together to discover more about each other’s lives.
People do take time to be romantic in Norway and often celebrate the expression of love with cards, flowers and chocolate. Many Norwegians now send postcards to the ones they love on Valentinsdagen.
Norwegian words for love and romance
Ord for kjærlighet og romantikk
- Elsker/ Love
- Kjæreste / Boyfriend
- Kjæresten / Girlfriend or Sweetheart (depends on context)
- Kjærligheten / Love
- Glede over å være sammen / Joy of being together
- Jeg elsker deg / I Love You
- Jeg er så forferdelig glad i deg / I am so terribly fond of you
- Savner deg veldig mye! / Miss You Very Much!
- Du vet hvor mye jeg elsker deg / You Know How Much I Love You
- Vil du være min Valentin? / Will you be my Valentine?
- Ha en fin Valentinsdag / Have a nice Valentine’s Day
- Kjærlighetens magi til evig tid / Magic of love everlasting
- Du er min Valentine / You are my Valentine
- Jeg er en håpløs romantiker / I am a hopeless romantic
- Jeg er så glad for at jeg traff deg / I am so glad that I met you
- Til min kjære på Valentinsdagen / For my beloved on Valentine’s Day
- Fra din Valentin / From your Valentine
- Det er kun med hjertet, man kan se rigtigt / It is only with the heart, one can see right
- Jeg elsker deg .. Du er mitt liv! / I love you .. You are my life!
- Jeg elsker deg over hele mitt hjerte / I love you all over my heart
- Elske deg / Love youTenker på deg / Thinking of you
- Elske deg så mye / Love you so much
- Åh eg bare elske deg / Aah I just love you
- Ha en fin Valentinsdagen alle sammen / Have a nice Valentines day everyone
- Du betyr alt for meg og jeg elsker deg! / You mean everything to me and I love you!
- Jeg er så forelsket i deg / I am so in love with you
- God Valentinsdag, vennen min. / Good Valentine’s Day, my friend.
Julehjerter (Christmas Hearts)
It is a Danish Christmas tradition to make these paper heart baskets for the children to hang on the Christmas tree. The oldest known plaited Christmas hearts were made by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in 1860.
The Danish architect Hans H. Koch (1873 – 1922) had great mathematical and 3d talents. The story goes that his Christmas tree was terribly overloaded by all his intricate paper ornaments. In 1916 patterns and instructions for seven complex woven Christmas baskets were published in the children’s journal ‘Børnenes Magasin’ issued by a leading department store in Copenhagen; Magasin du Nord.
These lovely hearts work equally well for Valentinsdagen as well. Follow the step-by-step tutorial with the simple pattern provided in the post or create your own.
In the past, when I have shown kids how to do this with construction paper, I have found that the paper tears easily as they are weaving the strips together. This can be frustrating to little ones. I highly recommend using wallpaper would be more durable. Discontinued pattern books are available often for free. 🙂
