Religious Holidays or Feast Days
Fixed Feast Days
Date Norwegian English Latin
1 Jan Kristi Omskåreisesdag Circumcision of the Circumcisio
Nyttårsday Lord, New Years Day Domini
6 Jan Hellig Tre Kongers Dag Epiphany Epiphania or Trium Regum
Søndag efter Nyttar
2 Feb Marias reinsingdag Purification of the Purificatio Marie
Virgin Mary
20 Feb Eucarias
25 Mar Anunciation or Annunciato Dominica
Lady Day
24 Jun Skt Hans Dag John the Baptist Johannis Babtistae
Johanes Døperen
2 Jul Marias Vitjingsdag Visitation of Mary Visitationis Mariae
15 Aug Assumption of Mary Asumptio B. Mariae
29 Sep Skt Mikkelsdag St. Michael the Sct Michaelis
Archangel
1 Nov Alle Helgens Dag All Saints Day Ominum Sactorum
25 Dec Juledag Christmas Nativitas Christi
26 Dec Skt Stephensdag St. Stephen the Martyr Sct Stephani
Movable Feast Days
Norwegian English Latin
Søndag etter Nyttar Sunday after New Year --
1-6 Søndag etter Hellig 1-6 Sundays after Epiphany Dom 1-6 post Epiphania
Tre Konger
Niende Søndag før Påske Ninth Sunday before Easter Septuagesima
Ottene Søndag for Påske Eight Sunday before Easter Sexagesima
Fastelavn Sunday before Lent Quinquagesima
Først Søndag i Faste First Sunday in Lent Invocavit or Quadragesima
Annen søndag i Faste Second Sunday in Lent Reminiscere
Tredje søndag i Faste Third Sunday in Lent Oculi
Fjerde Søndag i Faste Fourth Sunday in Lent Laetare
Femte Søndag i Faste Fifth Sunday in Lent Judica
Marias Bodskapsday Annunciation Day Annunciato
Palmesøndag Palm Sunday Palmesum
Skjærtorsdag Monday Thursday Viridium
Langfredag Good Friday Parasceves
Påske Easter Pasche
Først Søndag etter Påske Sunday after Easter Quasemodogeniti
Annen Søndag etter Påske Second Sunday after Easter Misericordia
Tredje Søndag etter Påske Third Sunday after Easter Jubilate
Fjerde Søndag etter Påske Fourth Sunday after Easter Cantate
Femte Søndag etter Påske Fifth Sunday after Easter Rogate
Sjette Søndag etter Påske Sixth Sunday after Easter Exaudi
Kristi Himmelfarstag Assention day Ascensio Christi
Pinse Pentecost Pentecoste
Treeinings Søndag Trinity Sunday Trinitatis
1-27 Søndag etter First to twenty seventh Dom 1. - 27 post Trinitatis
Treeinings Søndag Sunday after Trinity
1-4 Søndag i Advent First to fourth Sundays Adventis
before Christmas
Date Norwegian English Latin
1 Jan Kristi Omskåreisesdag Circumcision of the Circumcisio
Nyttårsday Lord, New Years Day Domini
6 Jan Hellig Tre Kongers Dag Epiphany Epiphania or Trium Regum
Søndag efter Nyttar
2 Feb Marias reinsingdag Purification of the Purificatio Marie
Virgin Mary
20 Feb Eucarias
25 Mar Anunciation or Annunciato Dominica
Lady Day
24 Jun Skt Hans Dag John the Baptist Johannis Babtistae
Johanes Døperen
2 Jul Marias Vitjingsdag Visitation of Mary Visitationis Mariae
15 Aug Assumption of Mary Asumptio B. Mariae
29 Sep Skt Mikkelsdag St. Michael the Sct Michaelis
Archangel
1 Nov Alle Helgens Dag All Saints Day Ominum Sactorum
25 Dec Juledag Christmas Nativitas Christi
26 Dec Skt Stephensdag St. Stephen the Martyr Sct Stephani
Movable Feast Days
Norwegian English Latin
Søndag etter Nyttar Sunday after New Year --
1-6 Søndag etter Hellig 1-6 Sundays after Epiphany Dom 1-6 post Epiphania
Tre Konger
Niende Søndag før Påske Ninth Sunday before Easter Septuagesima
Ottene Søndag for Påske Eight Sunday before Easter Sexagesima
Fastelavn Sunday before Lent Quinquagesima
Først Søndag i Faste First Sunday in Lent Invocavit or Quadragesima
Annen søndag i Faste Second Sunday in Lent Reminiscere
Tredje søndag i Faste Third Sunday in Lent Oculi
Fjerde Søndag i Faste Fourth Sunday in Lent Laetare
Femte Søndag i Faste Fifth Sunday in Lent Judica
Marias Bodskapsday Annunciation Day Annunciato
Palmesøndag Palm Sunday Palmesum
Skjærtorsdag Monday Thursday Viridium
Langfredag Good Friday Parasceves
Påske Easter Pasche
Først Søndag etter Påske Sunday after Easter Quasemodogeniti
Annen Søndag etter Påske Second Sunday after Easter Misericordia
Tredje Søndag etter Påske Third Sunday after Easter Jubilate
Fjerde Søndag etter Påske Fourth Sunday after Easter Cantate
Femte Søndag etter Påske Fifth Sunday after Easter Rogate
Sjette Søndag etter Påske Sixth Sunday after Easter Exaudi
Kristi Himmelfarstag Assention day Ascensio Christi
Pinse Pentecost Pentecoste
Treeinings Søndag Trinity Sunday Trinitatis
1-27 Søndag etter First to twenty seventh Dom 1. - 27 post Trinitatis
Treeinings Søndag Sunday after Trinity
1-4 Søndag i Advent First to fourth Sundays Adventis
before Christmas
Holidays or Feast Days
It is important to note that ministers often recorded dates by the
ecclesiastical calendar. This means that every Sunday of the
year was named after a relationship to a significant religious
event or Feast Day. The ecclesiastical year began, not on 1
Jan, but on the first Sunday in Advent. This is the fourth
Sunday before Christmas. This means that special care needs
to be taken when recording dates in December, that the correct
year is recorded.
There are two types of feast days, Fixed Feast Days (those
happening on the same date every year), and Movable Feast
Days (those that do not happen on the same day every year).
These dates could be recorded in Latin or Norwegian so both
are given in the list below.
Note: to determine the month and day of movable feast days
requires special tables (PDF, 1784 KB).
Instructions for special tables: Look for the year, then select the
number corresponding to the Gregorian or Julian calendar.
Check the page showing dates the calendars changed to find
the year of change for the country you are researching. Take
this number to the Calendar of Feast Days (following year
chart), find the feast day, and move across the chart until you
are in the column of the number found on the year chart. This
will give you your month and day. Be sure to pay attention to
the notes at the bottom of each page. This chart was compiled
by Henry E. Christiansen.
It is important to note that ministers often recorded dates by the
ecclesiastical calendar. This means that every Sunday of the
year was named after a relationship to a significant religious
event or Feast Day. The ecclesiastical year began, not on 1
Jan, but on the first Sunday in Advent. This is the fourth
Sunday before Christmas. This means that special care needs
to be taken when recording dates in December, that the correct
year is recorded.
There are two types of feast days, Fixed Feast Days (those
happening on the same date every year), and Movable Feast
Days (those that do not happen on the same day every year).
These dates could be recorded in Latin or Norwegian so both
are given in the list below.
Note: to determine the month and day of movable feast days
requires special tables (PDF, 1784 KB).
Instructions for special tables: Look for the year, then select the
number corresponding to the Gregorian or Julian calendar.
Check the page showing dates the calendars changed to find
the year of change for the country you are researching. Take
this number to the Calendar of Feast Days (following year
chart), find the feast day, and move across the chart until you
are in the column of the number found on the year chart. This
will give you your month and day. Be sure to pay attention to
the notes at the bottom of each page. This chart was compiled
by Henry E. Christiansen.