Summary
It's called Finnmarksvidda, a huge plain with mountains, rivers and lakes. The Sámi people, the Norwegian natives, have lived here for centuries. Their language, music and culture are distinctively different from the Norwegian. We're headed for Kautokeino, the biggest Sámi village, which is situated in the middle of Finnmarksvidda. About 6,000 people live here. Most are Sámis. Every Easter, young couples celebrate traditional Sámi weddings here. The celebrations last for two or three days.
In the Sámi community, it's accepted that Sámi people marry Norwegians. But half-Sámi, half-Norwegian Hanne Mari Kuhmunen, 19, who is the sweetheart of [Anna Kristine Sokki]'s brother Aslak, could never have chosen a non-Sámi."The Sámi (Lapps) are the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia. Their language and culture are unique to the region. In Norway, the Sámi number about 45,000. There are two main types of Sámi - the nomadic people and the sea people. My mother belongs to a family of nomadic Sami who have herded reindeer on the northern mountain plains for centuries. His father belongs to the seo Sámi, who traditionally lived off forming and fisheries.See the full content of this document
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The Sámi Wedding Way
The world is white. White and silent. For miles and miles, the road is covered with snow. Flocks of reindeers are in a split second seen from afar. But mostly there is nothing. No people. No animals. Only snow.
The land of the midnight sun is not only fjords and mountains. The land of the midnight sun is here. As far north as you can come. A place the sun neve...See the full content of this document
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