Olsok ("Olaf's Wake" or "Olaf's Vigil") is a national day of celebration on July 29 in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also...

Day (Thailand) Ólavsøka, opening of the Løgting session (Faroe Islands) Olsok (Faroe Islands, (Finland, Norway) July 30 Feast of the Throne (Morocco)...

Latin), from Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 (see Olsok). Vøka comes from Old Norse Vaka, which was a religious celebration that...

largest outdoor theatre in Scandinavia. Olavsfestival Olavinlinna Ólavsøka Olsok Legendary Saga of St. Olaf Separate Saga of St. Olaf "Slaget 29. juli (Slaget...

Olavsdagene) is a church and cultural festival held in Trondheim around Olsok every year. During the festival more than 300 events with 800 international...

Norse version of an Old Norwegian Homily Book, read on St Olaf's feast day (Olsok). A shorter version in Latin had wide distribution and is found in several...

He is commonly credited for re-introducing the tradition of celebrating Olsok (1897) and reviving it as an annual ceremony commemorating the death of...

pride. Saint Olaf is symbolised by the axe in Norway's coat of arms and Olsok (29 July) is still his day of celebration. Many Christian institutions with...

Sonja's birthday 20 July – Crown Prince Haakon Magnus's birthday 29 July – Olsok. (Olav's Mass. In memory of King Olav Haraldsson (the Holy), who died in...

Among featured directors have been Norwegian stage producer Stein Winge. Olsok Óláfs saga helga Oldest Saga of St. Olaf Legendary Saga of St. Olaf Separate...

like Midsummer Eve (Jonsok, lit. 'Wake of St. John') and St. Olav's Mass (Olsok, lit. 'Wake of St. Olav'), with the main celebration on the eve of the official...

Olav as he was martyred with an axe. There are two of them to represent Olsok, 29 July and the lesser feast day of Saint Olav, 3 August. The crown is...

Anthem Day (Romania) National Thai Language Day (Thailand) Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)...

Magnus (since 1973) H.K.H. kronprins Haakon Magnus' fødselsdag 29 July Olsok (Day of Saint Olaf, king and patron saint of Norway) (since 1928) Olsokdagen...

Roman Catholic Church has celebrated Olsok, St. Olav’s Day, as a major feast in the church calendar. And since the Olsok renewal from the late 19th century...

rebuilt. The interior of the church was restored from 1935-1950. In 1950, an Olsok service was the first time the newly restored church was used. The church...

Although it is now a museum, it does have one worship service each year on Olsok, the eve of St. Olav's Day. The earliest existing historical records of...

In the 20th century, the mound was sometimes the site of celebrations of Olsok, Midsummer and Norwegian Constitution Day (17 May), especially in the period...

scheduled worship services held at the church each year, one service on Olsok and one other Sunday morning in the summer. The interior of the church is...

There is an annual worship service held at the chapel once each summer at Olsok. For a long time, the church on the island of Jøa was located at Fosnes...

other celebrations. There is one service held in the church each year on Olsok. List of churches in Hamar "Nordre Osen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen...

Symra between 1902 and 1904, Norsk barneblad between 1907 and 1916 and Olsok from 1916 to 1917. He left Den 17de Mai in 1916, and worked in the newspapers...

consecrated by the Bishop Halvor Bergan on 29 July 1988. There is a regular Olsok service each year in the chapel, along with some weddings and baptisms....

other celebrations. There is one service held in the church each year on Olsok. The church still does not have any electricity in the building. A short...

events and it holds two services there each year: one in May and one on Olsok. Other special services such as funerals and weddings can be held there...

Studentmållagsbibelen (1921) Kyrkja er mor (1925) Nynorsk salmebok (1925) Olsok; med minne og maning (1930) Gud styrer (1931) Kvila i Gud (1933) "Peter...

has about 45 seats. It is used occasionally for services such as one on Olsok each year. List of churches in Nidaros "Haltdalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen...

special occasions during the summer such as weddings, baptisms, and an annual Olsok service. The church was never wired for electricity and has no heat other...