The table.
Madelen in a Bunad she had borrowed.
My brother Stian and little Tristan.
My cousin Stine.
My cousin Benjamin had his secular coming of age ceremonie this weekend. It was a lot of fun, nearly everyone in the family was there. So the room was pretty full and it got pretty noisy. But I think Ben enjoyed himself, and it was his day after all ♥ no pictures of him here though, I don't think he would let me x)
What I wore:
Dress from Ellos, cardigan from my sister, vintage bag, accent heart and cheap uncomfortable heels.
Sounds like an interesting ceremony :) Is there also one for girls?
ReplyDeleteAnd I wonder, who decides to allow the youth to participate? Do they need parents permission?
I wonder because I think given a religious alternative, I would have been forced to do that one by my parents. After reading the article on wiki, I just wondered how many youths get to do the ceremony they really feel best suits them...
It's the same for boys and girls :) Everyone does it, but there's no rule that you have to.
ReplyDeleteBut there's gifts involved, usually money.
The non-religious ones are a take on the old religious ceremony, if you didn't pass that one you couldn't get married or get a full-time job it's not like that anymore. Hehe, that would suck.
Kids can choose for themselves, but at that age (14) parents do have a lot of say in things. So many kids just do what they're parents did, and some are even bribed to do the religious one x) haha.
Mange fine bilder :)Good times!
ReplyDeleteMm :) Ble mange bra ! Også av Ben :)!
ReplyDeleteMarita - i love your smile ... do it often - it make me so happy! xx
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting ceremony! We don't have anything like that here in the US, not that I know of anyways. Although I suppose Sweet 16s are sometimes coming-of-age-ish, and Quinceneras are like this in Latin American countries. Still, it's neat to have a specific ceremony that celebrates coming of age. You looked lovely!
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Norway is so cool!
ReplyDeleteThat would suck!!
ReplyDeleteThx for the info, I love learning about other cultures and countries :)
UnoCosa: Aw, thank you ♥
ReplyDeleteRobyn: Mhm, I guess the only equivalent in the US would be sweet 16. But the ceremony here is more of a family thing :)
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Anonymous: I agree.
ReplyDeletesummertime dreams: No problem, other cultures are always interesting :)
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