Noregs Ungdomslag
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Noregs Ungdomslag (NU, literally "Norway's youth society") is a Norwegian cultural society formed in 1896. It has around 17,000 members and 450 local chapters.[1]
Among the society's activities are folk dance, theatre and the spreading of knowledge and use of traditional costumes (Norwegian: bunad). Several activities are directed towards youth and children.[2] Some local chapters, such as Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, run their own sports clubs (IL i BUL), or also music societies.[3] From 1913 to 1956 the society had a shared secretariat with the Nynorsk language organization Noregs Mållag.[1] The society has been a driving force for the building of assembly houses, coffee houses and lodging houses (Norwegian: bondeheimar), folk high schools and secondary schools.[1]
The society works closely with institutions such as the Nynorsk theatre Det Norske Teatret and the children's magazine Norsk Barneblad. They organize dance festivals and theatre festivals.[4]
After 1900 the societies were also active in supporting defence and the military.[5]