What is Nordic Fest?

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[{"selector":"#anim-4955f1bb-bfa6-4587-819f-fa57b543d928 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99b5196f-8865-4a88-abc0-5908d2626dd3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa7d19b6-0424-42ed-ab45-ec9771095257","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.83333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7a20aed-3ad2-42a9-bc00-5193cce1f447","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d45f1f32-1ebc-4a53-8024-9254784d0c8e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image credit - Google.com A celebration of Old World heritage is held annually in Decorah, Iowa, drawing tourists to the area's attractive hills and acting as a sort of homecoming for Scandinavian-Americans from various places.

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