1. apríl í Føroyum

Ja, 1. apríl verður "hildið" í Føroyum, og er hetta ein sera stuttligur dagur!.. :D

Útvarpið plagar oftani at senda "1. apríl." Eitt árið minnist eg, at teir søgdu í útvarpinum, at ein ísbjørn úr Grønlandi var á veg til Føroyar, á einum ísflaka. Útvarpið hótti á fólk um at vera til reiðar at skjóta bjørnina, um hon rak á land í Føroyum, soleiðis at eingin mannskaði varð av henni. So menn fóru oman til strondina við byrsu í hond, men har kom eingin bjørn.. xD

Í ár søgdu teir okkurt við at Bill Clinton hevði fingið flagtekju á summarhúsini, og høvdu kanningar longu víst, at orkusparingar vóru á 32%! Og nú varð farið undir at leggja flag frá Kirkjubø á Hvítu Húsini í Washington. haha! :D

Tú kanst lurta eftir øllum tíðindunum her! "1. apríl" er á umleið 16:05 ;)

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"April Fools" in the Faroe Islands

Yes, "April's fool" is !celebrated" in the Faroe Islands, and it really is a very funny day!.. :D

The National Radio often sends "April's fool." One year, I remember that they told people on the radio that a Polar bear was floating around on it's way to the Faroes, on an iceberg. The Radio told people to be ready to shoot the bear, if the ice pack came to the Faroese shore, so that no one would get hurt. So men went down to the shore with rifles in their hands, but the bear never came.. xD

This year, they said something about Bill Clinton had gotten grass roof on his summer cabin, and that tests had already shown that powersavings were on 32%! And now they were beginning to lay grass, from Kirkjubøur in the Faroes, on the White House in Washington D.C. haha :D

You can listen to all the news in where this article was in, here! "April Fools" is on around 16:05 ;)

A Brief History of Flight in the Faroes

Stutt um Flúgving í Føroyum

Around 650 A.D., the Vikings came to the Faroe Islands. What many people do not know is that on these islands they faced a unique problem - the rough seas and treacherous coastlines of the Faroe Islands prevented them from safely approaching with their boats. In order to solve this problem, the Vikings developed a primitive method of flying, similar in theory to berserking. Originally they had to take off from cliffs, and flew only short distances to their ships in the ocean.
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Í umleið 650 e.kr.f., komu víkingar til Føroyar. Tað sum nógv fólk ikki vita, er at teir á hesum oyggjunum komu fram á ein serstakan trupulleika - harði sjógvurin og hættisliga landsleiðin í Føroyum gjørdi sum teir ikki trygt kundu leggja at landi við bátum teirra. Fyri at loysa henda trupulleikan, útviklaðu víkingarnir eitt frumkent slag av flúgving, sum í ástøðini líkist berserkini. Upprunaliga flugu teir einans suttar teinar til teirra skip á havinum.


Have you ever wondered why puffins can fly, while penguins can't? The answer to this is obvious, once you understand that Faroese people have been flying for more than a thousand years! They taught the puffins to fly.
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Hevur tú nakrantíð ivast í, hví lundar kunnu flúgva, meðan pingvinir ikki kunnu? Svarið á hesum er týðiligt, tá tú veist at føroyingar hava flogið í yvir túsund ár! Teir lærdu lundarnir at flúgva.


In the year 1912, the Faroese developed the Umbrella Launch, a safer way to take off than the age old method of launching off a cliff. This development made flight far safer, and made it possible for all sorts of people to learn to fly.
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Í 1912, útviklaðu føroyingar Regnskjólauppsendingina, ein tryggari háttur at fara á flog, enn aldargamli hátturin, at fara á flog av einum bergi. Hendan útviklingin gjørdi flúgving nógv tryggari, og gjørdi tað eisini møguligt hjá (næstan) einhvørjum at læra at flúgva.


In the 1950's, a flight school was developed in Vágar. Nowadays young Faroese travel to the flight school with their classes to recieve safety lessons and a flight certificate.

This advertisement, published circa 1960, says, "Just as all Faroese can fly! - Vágar Flightschool"
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Í 1950'unum, varð ein flúgviskúli gjørdur í Vágunum. Nú á døgum ferðast føroyskir ungdómar til Flogskúlan við flokki sínum, fyri at fáa trygdarskeið og eitt flogprógv.

Hendan lýsingin varð lýst í umleið 1960. Rætting til tekst á mynd: "Júst sum allir føroyingar duga at flúgva! Vágar Flogskúli"



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Before you get too bent out of shape, please check the date. ;)
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Áðrenn tú gerst ov ovfarin, vinarliga hygg at dagfestingini. ;)