Day-To-Day Events In Norway In The 1800's

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When thinking about one specific culture, there are many aspects that tie into its daily life. Norway, in the 1800s, had a unique way of showing the culture of the land by how people lived their day lives. Back then, some important parts of the culture of Norway included house chores, meals, and child care. The day-to-day activities of Norway in the nineteenth century helps further the understanding of its culture. Daily activities included how people dressed, shopped, socialized, celebrated a holiday, and what they ate. As the turn of the century approached, many things started to change in Norway that affected how people lived their lives, and how society was ran. Culture in Norway during the 1800s, varies from how the culture of today …show more content…

People in Norway had a special way of dressing: “The national costume, the bunad, [was] characterized by double-shuttle woven wool skirts or dresses for women… for men generally consist[ed] of a three-piece suit that also [was] very colourful and heavily embroidered” (Sandvik 2015). The bunad was used as a costume for parties and for everyday wear. During the last half of the nineteenth century, the economy bloomed in Norway: “Norway saw a period of significant economic growth up to the mid-1870s…The growth process was very much initiated by high productivity growth in agriculture and the success of the foreign sector” (Economic 2015). Due to the economic boom, Norwegians were able to go shopping and buy things they needed or wanted. People weren’t as careful as they had been up until a depression occurred after the mid-1870s. To past the time, Norway had many social activities that were participated in: “Croquet was never a popular men’s game, [but] it had both social and economic advantages: men and women would play together, and it required little equipment and no special training” (Victorian 2015). Tennis, bicycling, and storytelling also became very popular socialization methods in Norway at the time. When it came time to celebrate a holiday, like Christmas, it was much more than one day of celebration, but more like a season full: “Christmas in Norway, especially since the advent of

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