Constitution Day (Norway)
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Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway, observed annually with an official public holiday on 17 May. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende mai, Nasjonaldagen, or Grunnlovsdagen,
Children's parade in Oslo, 2010
17th of May 1893 by Norwegian painter Christian Krohg (1852–1925). The flag does not have the Union mark of Norway and Sweden, the so-called sildesalaten "herring salad".
In Oslo, the children's parade ends in the palace gardens of the Royal Palace with the Norwegian royal family present on the balcony. 2006
The kindergarten part of a Children's parade. The Gákti, the traditional clothing of the Sami people, is used by one of the small children.
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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the
Constitution Day (Norway)
…Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway, observed annually with an official public holiday on 17 May. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende mai ('17th of May'), Nasjonaldagen…
Opening of Ohthere's Old English account, translated: "Ohthere told his lord Ælfrede king that he lived northmost of all Norwegians…"
The Oseberg ship at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo
Viking swords found in Norway, preserved at the Bergen Museum
The dragon head of the Myklebust Ship on display at Sagastad in Nordfjordeid