page_title: Ólavsøka
section_title: Procession and cantata, 29 July
hierarchical_section_title: Ólavsøka / Procession and cantata, 29 July
caption_attribution_description: English: Sunleif Rasmussen is a Faroese composer. This photo is from the Olavsoka Cantata, which he composed, here he is directing the large Olavsoka Choir, which has members from all around the Faroe Islands, he is also directing the musicians, who are standing right in front of the Faroese parliament building Løgtingið. This event is on the Faroese national holiday, the Ólavsøka (Sct. Olav's Wake), which is on 29 July. The cantata is just after the procession of the parliament members, the priests and other officials. Føroyskt: Sunleif Rasmussen er føroyskt tónaskald. Á myndini dirigerar hann tað stóra Ólavsøkukórið og tónleikarar meðan tey framføra Ólavsøku kantatuna 2009, sum Sunleif fekk til uppgávu at komponera. Myndin er tikin Ólavsøkudag 29. juli 2009 á Vaglinum beint eftir skrúðgonguna.
context_page_description: Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands, and by most Faroese considered as the national holiday of the Faroes along with Flagday on 25 April. Ólavsøka is celebrated for several days, but the day itself is on July 29. It is the day when the Faroese Parliament, opens its session.
  Ólavsøka is a cultural and sports festival with boat races, football matches and other events. The 28 July, which is the day where the finals of the rowing competitions take place, is half working day for the members of some of the labour unions while Saint Olaf's Day on 29 July is full holiday for members of most of the unions.
  The literal meaning is "Saint Olaf's Wake", from Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. Like several other Faroese holidays, the vøka begins the evening before, so Ólavsøka always starts on July 28 with an opening ceremony. Some events start even before that; there has been a Ólavsøka Concert held on 27 July for several years.
  Ólavsøka is the day of the year when many Faroese crowd into the capital Tórshavn. There the national rowing competition finals are held, which is one of the highlights in Faroese sports.
context_section_description: On 29 July the Faroese Løgting will open again after the summer holiday. The Faroese Prime Minister (Løgmaður) will give his speech, and the politicians will have the opportunity to comment on it the following days. But before the opening of the Løgting, there is a ceremony, which starts just before 11:00 in the morning, where the Faroese priests, the members of the Faroese Parliament, the head of the Police, some Danish officials and some other important people will walk in procession to Tórshavn Cathedral (Dómkirkjan, earlier called Havnar Kirkja).
  After the service in the church these people will walk in procession to the House of Parliament  (Tinghúsið). They will line up just outside the Tinghús facing the crowd of people who are standing around the Tinghúsvøllur. And then it is time for some classical music and choir music, the Olavsoka Cantata, which starts at 12:00 or just after. 2009 was the 100th year birthday of the Municipality of Tórshavn. One of the most famous Faroese composers Sunnleif Rasmussen composed and directed the Ólavsøka Cantata, which was based on the history of Faroese music, back to folk songs and  hymns of Thomas Kingo up to the present time with modern music.
caption: Sunleif Rasmussen directing the  Ólavsøka Cantata 2009.
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