Special events and other funny days

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent

St. Valentine's Day, in Norwegian also called All Hearts' Day, is celebrated on February 14 every year as a celebration of love and romance. The day is celebrated especially in English-speaking countries by buying gifts and sending love letters or cards, often anonymously.

Valentine's Day has been celebrated in England since the 17th century which took its idea from the myth of Saint Valentine. Valentin was imprisoned after the Roman emperor Claudius II threatened imprisonment and the death penalty for those who did not renounce Christianity. Valentin did not want to renounce his god, and was t ...