Saint Olaf’s Wake

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Saint Olaf’s Wake is the English name for Ólavsøka, the national holiday of the Faroe Islands that commemorates King Olaf II of Norway with cultural celebrations and official events.

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Saint Olaf’s Wake canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural festival ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
associatedWith Faroese Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Løgting

Løgting opening ⓘ
celebratedIn Faroe Islands ⓘ
Tórshavn ⓘ
commemorates Olaf II of Norway ⓘ
Saint Olaf ⓘ
country Faroe Islands ⓘ
EnglishNameOf Ólavsøka ⓘ
features cultural celebrations ⓘ
music performances ⓘ
official events ⓘ
political ceremonies ⓘ
public speeches ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
sporting events ⓘ
traditional Faroese chain dancing ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Saint Olaf’s Vigil ⓘ
linked to: Ólavsøka
hasCulturalSignificance Faroese culture ⓘ
Faroese national identity ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of the Faroe Islands ⓘ
hasHistoricalConnection Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
Norse history ⓘ
hasMainCityCelebration Tórshavn ⓘ
hasPatronSaint Saint Olaf ⓘ
hasReligiousAspect feast of Saint Olaf ⓘ
linked to: Olavsfest
hasType national day ⓘ
patronal feast ⓘ
honors Norwegian king Olaf II ⓘ
linked to: Olaf II of Norway
isCentralEventFor Faroese national celebrations ⓘ
languageContext English ⓘ
localName Ólavsøka ⓘ
namedAfter King Olaf the Holy ⓘ
linked to: Olaf II of Norway

Olaf II of Norway ⓘ
observedBy Faroese people ⓘ
residents of the Faroe Islands ⓘ
partOf Faroese annual festival cycle ⓘ
region North Atlantic ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ

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Ólavsøka → alsoKnownAs → Saint Olaf’s Wake ⓘ