Children’s parades, marching bands, traditional costumes, and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day is a party like no other.
Children’s parades, marching bands, traditional costumes, and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day is a party like no other.
See photos of Norway (including fjords, polar bears, Oslo, Lillehammer, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.
May 17th is Norway's constitution day. Expect parades, ice cream, music, singing, and lots and lots of flag waving. Hipp Hipp Hurra! Get your celebrations started with our photo guide to the big day.
The 17th of May is a pretty big deal in Norway. Back in 1814 it was the day the constitution was signed thus declaring it an independent...
May 17th is Norway's constitution day. Expect parades, ice cream, music, singing, and lots and lots of flag waving. Hipp Hipp Hurra! Get your celebrations started with our photo guide to the big day.
The Childrens Parade moving up Karl Johans Gate, from the parliament...
Children’s parades, marching bands, traditional costumes, and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day is a party like no other.
Hipp Hipp Hurra! See photos from the Constitution Day parades in Trondheim. To experience a National Day is a sure-fire way to gain a deeper insight into the culture, wherever you are.
Ice cream, champagne breakfasts, and A LOT of flag-waving.
Janteloven, or the law of Jante, is a set of social codes in Norway that help to explain why Norwegians act the way they do, and why people iN Norway look down on bragging.
Norwegian high school graduates will hold a series of festivities from May 1 to the Norwegian...
I won’t deny that traveling is expensive but there are so many things that traveling can give you in return. It is an investment in yourself because it makes you smarter. As they always say, “Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know there’s always more to learn” Yes, there are so many things to discover, explore, and experience in the world. When we’re planning for our summer vacation in Norway, I make sure that we will be here on 17th of May. I experienced that during our first visit to Norway so I also want my son to witness how Norwegians celebrate their National Day. May 17 is a holiday in Norway, it is their National Day or Norwegian Constitution Day. It is also known as Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day) Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or the most common is syttende mai (17th of May). This is a big celebration in Norway so I guess this is the reason why they don’t celebrate Mother’s Day in the month of May. They have so many celebrations every May and National Day is very significant to them. In fact, you will see a lot of stuff in the market for the 17th of May celebration. People put flags in their own houses, decorate their houses, prepare food and even go out of the house to join or watch children's parades. Norway is the only country in the world that has children's parades during National Day. Even though I’m a Filipino, I enjoyed watching their National Day celebration. I’m so amazed because they really celebrate this day, not only in Norway but around the world. Norwegians all over the world, make their own effort to celebrate the 17th of May in their own little way, whether they are a big or small group. Norwegians wear traditional outfits called bunad or they wear something red, white, or blue. They wear ribbons, bring flags and shout Hurra! Hurra! Hurra! Each city, kommune or place has its own parade. Children from different schools and other local organizations in the community gather together to parade. We watched the parade in Ørland, watch the video here. It was a short parade so we were able to go home early for our lunch. The longest parade is in Oslo, the capital of Norway. I saw the Royal Family waving hands on the balcony of Royal Palace. When it comes to food, they only serve a few dishes. Unlike sa Pinas na parang buffet lagi pag may handaan. My mom prepared baked salmon, coleslaw, boiled potatoes and carrots, hollandaise sauce, and pavlova. Pavlova is always present every 17th of May because the colors of this dessert symbolize the color of the flag of Norway. Read: Pavlova for 17th of May I’m thankful for the experience and I just hope that we have this kind of celebration in our country. Filipinos will also go out and celebrate our national holiday, especially Independence Day, sana hindi lang puro rally, or people power lumalabas ang tao. “One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things” - Henry Miller
May 17th is Norway's constitution day. Expect parades, ice cream, music, singing, and lots and lots of flag waving. Hipp Hipp Hurra! Get your celebrations started with our photo guide to the big day.