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Long before Christianity arrived in Norway, the depths of winter were marked by Jól, a midwinter festival whose traces survive in modern Christmas customs.
Old Norse mythology and vocabulary survive embedded in everyday Norwegian — in the names of weekdays, in place names across Oslo, and in common words.
Padel courts are multiplying across Oslo faster than almost anywhere in Norway. Here's what's actually worth booking, who's winning, and where the hype gets ahead of itself.