The Sami Wedding in Photos

[hazel]

The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps, sometimes also Laplanders) are the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Their ancestral lands span across an area the size of Sweden in the Nordic countries. The Sami people are among the largest indigenous groups in Europe. Their languages are the Sami languages, which are classified as Finno-Ugric.

The cultural assimilation over many years of the Sami people in the four countries makes it difficult to estimate the numbers of Sami. However, the population is estimated at about 85,000. The Norwegian state recognizes any Norwegian as Sami if he or she has one great-grandparent whose home language was Sami, but there is not, and has not been, any registration of the home language spoken by Norwegian people.

               
Mathis A Buljo and Sara Kristine Turi celebrated a traditional sami wedding, set against the stark white landscape of Norway's far north.

               
The couple walk into church in Kautokeino, Finnmark, laden with silver and gold jewelry

               
                The bride receives the blessing

               
                The wedding cake

[orChids]

Wow......karon pa ko kita ani nga wedding ceremony,thanks for sharing Ginger san..

[Glen]

kalami bitaw nila tan awon no? Mga cute lagi sila.

[Lorenzo]

Those are beautiful pictures, Hazel. Its simply glorious how they retain their cultural traditions despite the challenges of globalization..

[grazie7y]

Thanks, Haze!  Cute kaayo sila including their cake! 

[hazel]

 
their fancy shoes

[hazel]

Those are beautiful pictures, Hazel. Its simply glorious how they retain their cultural traditions despite the challenges of globalization..

dong, look at their cameras. some of them even owns SLR cams. *wink*

[ms da binsi]

mao gyud na ilang sinina-an?

kung baga party dress sa ato???

hala kanindot ana...

sus ug ma ing ana ko sa akong kasal wa may sastre diri?

it very pretty...

Ger, ug kaslon ka maka tahi ko ana para akong sinina as maninay!!!

[ms da binsi]

i cant get over it, pag ka nindot jud!!!

[hazel]

yes, mao na ilang sinina ug naay special occasion like wedding, birthday party, confirmation, ug uban pa.

[hazel]

mao ni ang norwegian national costume. mao na ila dress kung mo attend sila special family occasions.

kasagaran makita na sila mag sul-ot spring time kay daghan magpa confirma and inig ka May sa ilang national parade.

[asianfairy]

Nindot kaayo Leth...ingon ana pod ka ug kaslon na.

[Happy]

nindota anang Sami wedding ah! uniform man tanan

[ms da binsi]

AguyYYy ang lugar kanindot gajud!!!!

[hazel]

Nindot kaayo Leth...ingon ana pod ka ug kaslon na.

Ms A, di lang pud tingali ko ma minyo ug Sami oi kay mag puyo ta sa snow tibuok tuig.

[ms da binsi]

Ok raman ko sa snow Ger basta naa lang adlaw...

bahala way lanay lanay....

[hazel]

anad-anad ra man pud na, bella, but i still prefer sa four season.

ma miss nato ang fall colors.

[Lorenzo]

dong, look at their cameras. some of them even owns SLR cams. *wink*

So what ethnic family do these people belong to? Are they of Nordic stock? Slavonic stock? Indo-Aryan stock? Their facial phenotype suggests some kind of Finno-Urgic semblance.

[hazel]

So what ethnic family do these people belong to? Are they of Nordic stock? Slavonic stock? Indo-Aryan stock? Their facial phenotype suggests some kind of Finno-Urgic semblance.

Dong, they are classified as Finno-Ugric.

[Lorenzo]

Haha so i was correct?

[hazel]

Yes! How are you, dong?

[Lorenzo]

Very captivated by the regalia these lap-people are wearing, actually. They are indeed beautiful people and I am in awe in how they have retained their culture through these years.
Guapo jud.