evening before, so Ólavsøka always starts on 28 July with an opening ceremony. Some events start even before that; there has been a Ólavsøka Concert held on...
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Great Upheaval (Canada) Fiestas Patrias (Peru) Liberation Day (San Marino) Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands) World Hepatitis Day July 29 International Tiger Day...
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is held on the island of Nólsoy, usually during the summer vacations. Ólavsøka is on 29 July; it commemorates the death of Saint Olaf. The celebrations...
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body, an amtsráð. The reconstituted Løgting held its first assembly on Ólavsøka in 1852, and thus revived the traditions of the former institution which...
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performed at Stiklestad each year. In the Faroe Islands, Ólavsøka is also recognized on July 29. Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands...
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and Midsummer, sometimes referred to as the "alternative National Day" Ólavsøka, Faroe Islands (29 July) Swiss National Day (1 August) Victory Day (Turkey)...
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Faroese politicians, priests and choir in front of the Løgting (Parliament), Ólavsøka 2012...
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further dances and celebrations are held. Burning the clavie Olavsfestival Ólavsøka "Up-Helly-Aa". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived...
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spot. In the Faroe Islands, the day of St. Olaf's death is celebrated as Ólavsøka, a nation-wide holiday. Recently the pilgrimage route to Nidaros Cathedral...
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event has taken place every summer over the last years. It happens at Ólavsøka, which is the national holiday of the Faroe Islands. After the midnight...
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