Bunad Parade 2008 - 7-Lag Stevne Banquet

Annual stevne Bunad Parade. A "bunad" is a traditional Norwegian costume, typically of rural origin and are local to Norway's traditional geographic districts. Many districts have their own distinct costume, worn for special occasions and national holidays. Sigdal is one of the districts in Norway.

"Stevne" is the Norwegian term for a convention, meeting, or rally.

"Lag" is a Norwegian word that has many meanings, one of them being "a group of people". Besides Sigdalslag, there are 31 other lags which cover other geographic areas of Norway. A handy source of information about all 32 lags is the web site www.fellesraad.com.

For more information, go to http://www.sigdalslag.org .

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