March 25 is International Waffle Day in the Nordic countries.  It is also the date of the Feast of the Annunciation (also known as Our Lady’s Day), which is why waffle day is celebrated on March 25 in the first place.   In the Swedish language, Our Lady’s Day (u003cemu003eVårfrudagen) u003c/emu003ewhen pronounced sounds a lot like u003cemu003eVåffeldagenu003c/emu003e (Waffle Day).  As a wink and a nod to this linguistic similarity, people in Sweden started celebrating u003cemu003eVårfrudagenu003c/emu003e by eating waffles.  u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough Waffle Day originated from an idiosyncrasy in the Swedish language, it is celebrated on March 25 throughout the Nordic region, including Norway.