Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)

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Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)

Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands, and by most Faroese considered as the national holiday of the Faroes along with Flag Day on 25 April. Ólavsøka is celebrated over two days, from the 28th to the 29th of July, the second of which is the day when the Faroese Parliament (Løgting) opens its session.

Source: Wikipedia Ólavsøka

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