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The Ritual of St. Lucia Then and Now, with Stina Cowen
Anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas said in his book, Rituals: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, that rituals often have no physical result when performed. Instead, rituals are symbolic, and […]
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Carolus Linnaeus: Names, Flowers, and Bananas
Did you know that the forbidden fruit in the Biblical Garden of Paradise, that tempted Adam and Eve, was once thought to be a banana instead of an apple? That’s […]
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Wealth, Greed, & Responsibility in Nordic Folktales
In this podcast we listen to the tales “Big Peter and Little Peter” from Norway and “The Merchant” from Denmark. We talk about how greedy people may acquire riches and […]
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Norwegian Society and the Laws of Jante
Nordic society seems to be governed by a set of unspoken rules on how to behave around others. These rules or “laws” were first articulated by the Danish author, Aksel […]
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The Rosemaled Church and the Journey to Belong
An ocean-going ship has long been a metaphor for a journey, literal or spiritual, and model ships are still found in some Scandinavian Churches today. It was on a tall […]
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Seattle’s Scandinavian Hour Radio Show
In 1959, twenty-year-old Doug Warne and Ron Olsen agreed to produce the Scandinavian Hour, in order to keep this cherished radio program going. Olsen chose the music and Doug handled […]
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Relating to Fjord Horses: Rory and Kristin Miller
The Norwegian fjord horse or fjording is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated horses known from 4000 years ago. “Fjords” are masters the mountainous terrain on farms in Norway – […]