LANGUAGE LESSON CULTURAL SKILLS Start learning Norwegian. 'LG \RX NQRZ ZH RơHU ODQJXDJH OHVVRQV RQ WKH Sons of Norway website? Within each lesson, you'll read the word in print and also listen to how it's pronounced by native speakers in slow and fast versions. Language Lesson #5 highlights phrases relating to weather. It is sunny = Det er sol It is raining = Det regner It is cloudy = Det er overskyet It is snowing = Det snør Information Bank: Rosemaling Rosemaling, or rose painting, is a term that covers a wide variety of decorative painting styles found throughout Norway. Rosemaling developed in Norway around the 1700s when travelers to southern Europe returned with paintings and materials not widely available in the north. Early rosemaling combined several contemporary European styles but eventually foreign design elements evolved into uniquely Norwegian creations. Soon rosemaling was found on walls, ceilings, furniture and household items like ale bowls, caskets, jugs and chests. Genealogy Guide Are you looking to learn more about your ancestors and where they came from? Sons of Norway has several genealogy resources to help trace your family roots. Download a copy of the Genealogy Cultural Skills Program and the Genealogy Guide to learn about Norwegian emigration, names and geography. Log in at sofn.com. SHOW US YOUR VIKING Do you love Viking magazine? Show us! Send us a picture of yourself reading an issue of Viking from a Scandinavian-inspired location and tell us what you like about the magazine. You may see your picture here! Email us at membership@sofn.com. Submit an Event We welcome lodges and districts to provide upcoming events or cultural activities of Nordic interest for Viking magazine. Events should be open to all members or the general public. Simply send your district PR Director information using the Sons of Norway Content and Photo Submission form with event details. Your description should include date(s), location and cost of the upcoming event along with a contact name and email/phone number. Keep in mind that Viking magazine is prepared two months ahead of each issue. @sonsofnorway February 2022 43http://www.sofn.com