Special events and other funny days

Maundy Thursday (Holiday)

Maundy Thursday is the Christian celebration of Jesus' last meal with the disciples before the crucifixion, and thus the introduction of the Lord's Supper. The word means "cleansing Thursday", and comes from the Norse skíra, "cleanse" (sker = clean). Maundy Thursday is a public holiday that is celebrated on the last Thursday before Easter. The earliest date for Maundy Thursday is March 19 and the latest is April 22.

Good Friday (Holiday)

Good Friday marks in Christian tradition the day when Jesus Christ died on the cross, and is marked the Friday before Easter.
Good Friday comes from the obsolete sense pious, holy of the word good.

Easter Eve (Not holiday)

Easter Eve is the day before Easter. It has traditionally been marked in a quiet way, often with fasting and meditation.

Earth Hour er en verdensomspennende symbolsk markering der folk over hele verden blir oppfordret til å slukke lyset en time for klimaet. Det er naturvernorganisasjonen WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) som står bak kampanjen, som ble avholdt for første gang i Australia. Den symbolske markeringen har som formål å øke bevisstheten rundt klimaproblematikken ved å få privatpersoner, virksomheter, myndigheter og organisasjoner til å slå av elektrisk lys i en time.

Earth Hour så dagens lys i Sydney, Australia i 2007 hvor to millioner deltok. I 2008 hadde det blitt en global bevegelse hvor 50 millioner ...

Daylight saving time is a scheme that involves setting all clocks forward one hour in relation to normal time. Several countries have introduced this to take advantage of the bright parts of the day. Summer time also means the period of the year when the clocks are set 60 minutes compared to the rest of the year.
In the current regulations on summer time, it is set as normal ...

Easter (Holiday and sunday)

On Easter Sunday, often called the first day of Easter, the celebration of Christ's resurrection continues in the morning, and the day traditionally begins an octave, that is, an eight-day period in which all days are considered feast days in line with Sundays.

Easter is basically a religious holiday that is marked with a number of holidays, religious customs and symbols. In addition, the celebration has received several secular elements and popular expressions. This applies to everything from old traditions such as the use of Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and ye ...