https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway’s education minister Guri Melby says it is okay for children to mark Halloween this year despite the social restrictions currently in place due to Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.no/20201029/norwegian-minister-says-kids-can-celebrate-halloween-with-classmates Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:41:56 +0100 norwegian-minister-says-kids-can-celebrate-halloween-with-classmates With a five-fold increase in pumpkin sales and one in five people making or reusing costumes for October 31st, Halloween has ghosted its way into Norway’s culture for good. https://www.thelocal.no/20191031/how-halloween-became-a-culturally-adapted-norwegian-autumn-ritual Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:28:21 +0100 how-halloween-became-a-culturally-adapted-norwegian-autumn-ritual Halloween in Norway turned out to be just as much about the tricks as the treats. https://www.thelocal.no/20161101/halloween-tricks-give-norwegian-police-a-busy-night Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:07:24 +0100 halloween-tricks-give-norwegian-police-a-busy-night A woman escaped serious injury after a mask-wearing teen viciously attacked her on Halloween night. https://www.thelocal.no/20161101/norway-teen-in-halloween-mask-attacks-woman-with-knife-and-axe Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:29:17 +0100 norway-teen-in-halloween-mask-attacks-woman-with-knife-and-axe Norwegians will this year spend around 260 million kroner ($40 million) on Halloween celebrations, according to one of Norway's top business organizations. https://www.thelocal.no/20141028/norway-to-spend-millions-on-us-style-halloween Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:37:00 +0100 norway-to-spend-millions-on-us-style-halloween Norwegian bargain store Europris has been forced to withdraw a range of fake shrink-wrapped body parts after the Halloween gifts sparked a public outcry. https://www.thelocal.no/20131022/norway-store-pulls-gruesome-halloween-toys Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:22:00 +0200 norway-store-pulls-gruesome-halloween-toys A 23-year-old Norwegian on trial for stabbing two childhood friends at a Halloween party scrawled 'God' in blood on the wall and asked police to leave him to die of his wounds. https://www.thelocal.no/20130813/halloween-killer-told-police-i-want-to-die Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:33:00 +0200 halloween-killer-told-police-i-want-to-die A 23-year-old on trial for stabbing two childhood friends on Halloween believed he would be reborn as Jesus, the Oslo court has learned on the first day of his trial. https://www.thelocal.no/20130812/halloween-killer-believed-he-would-be-reborn-as-jesus Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:17:00 +0200 halloween-killer-believed-he-would-be-reborn-as-jesus