New Year In Norway Facts
This year s ball weighs 11 875 pounds and is covered in 2 688 waterford crystal triangles.
New year in norway facts. Some other cultures went for winter solstice or summer equinox. 1 st january was accepted as new year in 46 bc by julius caesar. Sure norway s oil and gas industry has powered the economy but it doesn t power the nation s homes.
Typically a 50 60 year old norway spruce at more than 20 metres tall is chosen. December 31 2019 and january 1 2020 new year s eve and new year s day are on a tuesday and wednesday. Around 98 of norway s domestic power usage is drawn from hydroelectric power plants.
Celebrate christmas and new year but 10 guests only people can gather to celebrate on two occasions norway has fourth lowest rate of infections in europe. The earliest known new year celebrations were in mesopotamia and date back to 2000. Stay in on lille julaften.
Each year norway fells a tree in the forests outside oslo. Norway isn t powered by oil. One of the biggest norwegian traditions is actually n the british capital london.
During the first half of 2017 more people moved out of oslo than moved in for the first time in several years. Well 1 st january as new year was marked by georgian calendar. Boxing day on december 26 is a public holiday in norway new year s eve new year s eve is the last day of the year december 31 in the gregorian calendar.
On december 23 norwegians celebrate lille julaften or little christmas eve a time when the family comes together to clean and decorate the house and tree. The roman catholic church was the one to adopt 1 st january as new year. When the city banned fireworks in 1907 an electrician devised a wood and iron ball that weighed 700 pounds was illuminated with 100 light bulbs and was dropped from a flagpole at midnight on new.