What is your favorite animal?
I’m not fooling you, because favourite animal is in many ways actually the reindeer. It’s based on their beauty and symbolism, my ancestors kept reindeer including some that seems to have lived on a farm environment when the census (called folketellinger in Norwegian history) was done in one far-North coastal region location in Finnmark county in the 1800s.
Some local people seem to truly hate them but I think the little ones are so cute and special to see. And some of the cultural value is that they are of good use for both the Saami and other ethnicities here, but it’s not vegan of course.
But so is also wool clothing and blankets, they are very useful in our cold winter season and the reindeer meat is quite healthy lean and of course it’s regarded as traditional meals in our region. I especially enjoy modern variants like reindeer kebab that we have in local fast food places. Btw I’m really hungry while writing now.
Have a wonderful evening ❤
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