Faeroe Island issued a set of stamp to mark 2011 as the international year of forest as declared by United Nations. Forests – not exactly what one associates with the Faroe Islands – rather the contrary. The North Atlantic archipelago is known for its treeless appearance. Climatic and geographic conditions, human influence and centuries of [...]
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Cats – Faroe Islands
March 3rd, 2011 
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1,743 views“The cat lies by the door dead, and can eat neither butter nor bread.” So begins an old Faroese rhyme about a poor cat that is so in love that it has completely lost its appetite. Nobody knows when cats reached the Faroe Islands, or how many cats there are, as they aren’t registered. Cats [...]
Traditional Women’s professions – Faroe Islands
March 2nd, 2011 srmodh 1,020 viewsFaroe islands post issued a set of two stamps featuring Traditional Women’s Professions – The Midwife and The Nurse. The Midwife When talking about traditional female professions, the midwife probably counts as the oldest. Since the earliest days of mankind, experienced women acted as midwives for other women, and there, as well as in other [...]
The international Women’s Day – Faroe Islands
March 2nd, 2011 srmodh 937 viewsFaroe Islands issued a stamp to mark 100 years of International Women’s Day. The first seeds for equal rights between men and women were sown in the 18th century. There had certainly been sporadic calls earlier, among others, from Christine de Pizan, who in 1405 challenged the female oppression in the society and argued that [...]
Christmas Carols
October 4th, 2010 srmodh 682 viewsAny country, where people celebrate Christmas, has its own Christmas carols. Classical carols, which have migrated from country to country, and the more local classics, which people automatically associate with Christmas.
Potatoes and root vegatables
October 3rd, 2010 srmodh 1,378 viewsFaeroe post issued stamps featuring Root vegetables, an old food on the Faroe Islands and much older than potatoes, which did not become common until the mid-19th century.
