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The Norwegian Constitution was amended in 1964 allowing freedom of religion; the exceptions are the Norwegian royal family, who are required by the constitution to be Lutherans. Furthermore, at least one half of the government must belong to the state church.
Smørbrød, Norwegian open sandwiches. Norway's food traditions show the influence of sea farming and farming the land, traditions with salmon, herring, trout, cod, and other sea food, balanced by cheese, dairy products and breads. Lefse is a common Norwegian wheat or potato
Norse religion was at no time homogeneous, but was a conglomerate of related customs and beliefs. These could be inherited or borrowed, [2] and although the great geographical distances of Scandinavia led to a variety of cultural differences, people understood each other's customs, poetic traditions and myths. [3]
In the 870s, Norwegian settlers left their homeland and colonized Iceland, bringing their belief system with them. [62] Place-name evidence suggests that Thor was the most popular god on the island, [63] although there are also saga accounts of devotés of Freyr in Iceland, [64] including a "priest of Freyr" in the later Hrafnkels saga. [65]
Toward the end of the 20th century and in the 21st, the Norwegian government has adopted some constitutional reforms to recognize the traditions of the Sámi people, [8] to establish a separation between church and state, [9] and to provide financial restitution for the Jewish community, [10] but it has also imposed religious clothing bans ...
The Norwegian Bible, Bibelen. Christianity is the largest religion in Norway and it has historically been called a Christian country. A majority of the population are members of the Church of Norway with 64.9% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2021. [ 1 ]
Official website (in Norwegian) Official website (in English) The Church of Norway ( Bokmål : Den norske kirke , Nynorsk : Den norske kyrkja , Northern Sami : Norgga girku , Southern Sami : Nöörjen gærhkoe ) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway . [ 2 ]
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.