Last weekend was the 17th of May, Norway’s constitution day. Where we celeberate getting our own constitution in 1814, even if we did not get out of the union with Sweden and become independent before a referendum in 1905. Sweden got Norway off Danmark, that ruled us for ages before they had to give us… Continue reading Constitution day and holiday
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Happy Constitution Day Norway
Yesterday was the 17th of May, Norway`s Constitution day. Celebrating Norway getting it’s constitution in 1814. The day was not celebrated in the way we would usually do, because of the pandemic. The parades and big gatherings were off, but we did our best and had a really good day. We usually say that the… Continue reading Happy Constitution Day Norway
Happy belated birthday Norway
17th of May is Norway’s constitution day. This year the celebration of this was a bit different than it usually is, but there was still celebrations to be had. Our newest guidelines says that we can be up to 20 people gathered as long as we are able to keep a meter’s distance. The weather… Continue reading Happy belated birthday Norway
17th of May – Happy Birthday Norway!
The 17th of May is Norway’s Constitution day. We celebrate this by putting on our nice clothes or our traditional bunad. There are Norwegian flags everywhere and everything is decorated in red, white and blue (the colors of our flag). This is mostly a day for the kids, with parades, games, ice creams and hot… Continue reading 17th of May – Happy Birthday Norway!
Photos from Yesterday – I’m a survivour!
I survived the 17th of May. All the marching, playing, the rain and sunshine. Even the part of the day where I was locked out of my apartment after being so tired I had returned the car and the keys to my home and got back with the keys to the car (luckily I got… Continue reading Photos from Yesterday – I’m a survivour!
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