Cultural Activities--Pins
Remember merit badges? The Sons of Norway has pins to demonstrate ones acquired knowledge of a cultural skills. There are several different cultural skills and levels of pins available.
Cultural Skills
Cultural pins are available in the following categories:
- Traditional Norwegian Cooking
- Reading Norwegian & Norwegian-American Authors
- Collecting Norwegian & North American Stamps
- Norwegian Rosemaling
- Genealogy--Family History
- Hand Knitting
- Norwegian Language & Culture
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- Hardanger Embroidery
- Figure Carving
- Weaving
- Ornamental Woodcarving
- Chip Carving
- Folk Dancing
- Music & Musicians of Norway
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Pin Levels
- Specialist: One who wishes to go in depth in one area, completing all three levels of one skill.
- Generalist: One who samples several skills and qualifies for the basic level in each skills
- Mentor: One who is skilled in activities offered in the Norwegian Cultural Skills Program can do a different challenge: mentor others who need formal or informal instruction. Levels are completed by number of individuals one helps achieve their skill levels
- Master of Cultural Skills: One who has completed at least three levels of three different skills, or nine individual basic activities.
