... because isn't that what Easter is all about?

Well, in Norway it sure as hell is!

Ironical as it may seem.

The smell of melted snow, a chill breeze as you lay bare and sun-bathe in the beginning of April, even if the degrees are no more than 0*celcius (32*farenheith). Even cross-country skiing is done in no more than a thin tights and tank-top in this wheater.

Ah, it's great to be Norwegian!

Yeah, I agree it sounds completely nuts.

But then again, if you have ever talked to a Norwegian, you may already agree we are kind of strange, with all our traditions or customs that may render any foreigner speechless, but that's part of our charm!

So, I understand you may be alittle confused as to how we Norwegians celebrate our Easter.

Let me dummy it down for ya!(also I decided to share with you a few photos to show that it really is beautiful in Norway, in case you forgot!^^)

For most Norwegians Easter is a time to spend with the family, as I assume it is in many other countries. The difference is that we usually take this to mean "let's shut ourselves in on a cabin in the woods or in the mountain miles away from any kind of civilisation, with basically no connection to the outside-world!" You want mobile connection? Tough, here's barely enough reception to call anyone, and don't even try to go on facebook or check your snapchat... Yeah, already feeling the paranoia creepin' in?

If you are ever invited by any Norwegian friends to go on any kind of ski-trips, don't expect there to be any other entertainment than what you can provide yourselves. Internet? Hah! Tv? NOOO, here we have to actually talk to each other like some kind peasents from the middle ages... Crazy huh?

Well, yeah it is crazy, but it is very charming, all joking aside.

We always have the best board-games - though, beware if your Norwegian friends ever ask you to play anything from Scrabble to Cluedo or Risk, you can dream of winning! We are basically breastfed with the stuff from we're young, and believe me, having two older siblings and a father who knows basically anything makes us crazy, competetive players... Safest is for you to just let your Norwegian friends win without letting them know, that way no-one get's hurt!

And don't even get me started on the skiing of it all... Norwegian's love to ski, but there is a myth that needs debunking here; no one LOVES to ski from the beginning. The difference between us and everyone else is that we are FORCED by our parents from A VERY early age to walk with strange sticks strapped to our legs, looking like some kind of Bambi on the ice... It is NOT FUN! And our parents always said "You will thank us one day!" and we swear never to become as crazy as them...

And then oneday, somehow, by some unknown reason we wake up and we begin to enjoy it... We like the feeling of swoshing through the forest on sticks that God never planned for us EVER to use, and we feel the nature and the nice breeze, and we have suddenly proved our parents right! And you know how much that sucks...

I know, it's crazy, no norwegian will ever be able to explain it to you, but there you have it; No one, not even Norwegians love skiing to begin with, but if it's forced long enough it becomes a proud, nice way to work out and enjoy the nature!

What am I saying? We are seroiusly nuts...

And lets not forget about the tons of candies we give each other, usually in a cardboard egg with some kind of nice decorations on it. The father or brother of the family may even dress up as a bunny to deliver it, if the children behave! Also it's a usual traditions in families with young children to have some kind of competition Easter day, with skiing and guessing games involved. Luckily I am the youngest of my family, so that was not a part of the celebration this year! Now we have to wait for any grand-children so my mum can arrange them again... can't wait...

So yeah, there you have the Nowegian Easter celebration.

Except that my ankle is still messed up, and it did not help that I fell over with 20kg (roughly 30 pounds) on my back, in the dark, skiing to get to the cabin in the middle of the night and probably twisted my ankle all over again... SO, my holiday was very calm, not that much skiing, and I even missed it... SEE, I have turned into my parents!! GAH! But yeah, so I mostly wrote (WITHOUT internett..) on my mac while my parents and their friends were out skiing all day. Easter day I spent some time in the sun, getting a tan; believe it or not. The Easter sun is CRAZY warm and strong in Norway at this time of year (see photo underneath) even if the air is crisp with frost!

So now my question to you is; how do you celebrate your Easter holiday?

(granted you celebrate it...^^')

This journal got longer than I anticipated... Im sorry!^^'

Also, GoT starts in a week!!!!! Everyone ready for new blood-baths? :3