"Ólavsøka" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ólavsøka
  1. a festival taking place annually on the 28th and 29th of July in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Translations (Ólavsøka): Olaj (Danish), ólavsøka (Faroese)

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