Polar Night Celebration 2024: The Finnmark witchcraft trials, awards "First impressions.." and Christmas food buffet

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Welcome to the POLAR NIGHT CELEBRATION 2024!

Date: November 21, 2024

Venue: Bazinga bar, Cantina Teorifag 1 Building, Campus Tromsø

Time: 12.00-15:00

Event programme:

12:00- Welcome: Join us on a journey into the Polar Night in the Arctic!

12:15-13 The Finnmark witchcraft trials in the seventeenth century by Liv Helene Willumsen

13:00-13:15 Break

13:15-13:45 Award ceremony for the competition “First Impression.. “

13:45-15:00 Norwegian Christmas food from a buffet including vegetarian food, by Samskipnaden

We love to wish you all welcome to the Polar Night Celebration 2024!

On his day Thursday November 21 when the sun disappears in Tromsø for 2 months, 

12:15-13:00 Liv Helene Willumsen, professor emerita of history, will talk about the Finnmark witchcraft trials, a persecution of alleged witches which took place in the seventeenth century in the very North of Norway. She will also talk about Steilneset memorial in Vardø, a memorial to commemorate the victims of the Finnmark witchcraft trials.

Then, after a short break, 13:00-13:15,

13:15-13:45 Jorge Santos. Lilli Mittner and others will give prices and certificates to the winners of the photo competition "First impressions.." Photo competition for all exchange students at UiT | UiT

from 13:45-15 There will be as last year a buffet of Christmas food including vegetarian alternatives served by Samskipnaden.

There is set a maximum number of 85 participants due to the capacity of seats in the Bazinga Cafeteria.

Når: 21.11.24 kl 12.15–15.00
Hvor: Bazinga Cafeteria, Cantina Teorifag 1 Building, Campus Tromsø
Sted: Tromsø
Målgruppe: Ansatte, Studenter
Kontakt: Mari Buck
Telefon: 77623191
E-post: mari.buck@uit.no

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