Sognebunad

This year has been a bit different, which also includes a different way Norway has spent celebrating its national day. Usually there are large parades and lots of people gathering, but due to Corvid-19 that hasn't been possible. Therefore I decided to paint some of Norway's national costumes, which are often seen during our national day. Call it my way of partaking in the celebration.

This type of bunad is called Sognebunad, and comes from the county Sogn and Fjordane. This image depicts the bunad my cousins have. I believe it was our grandmother who made the bunads for all of my cousins, but they’ve chosen to have different coloured bodices and bags, which sets them apart from each other.