Syttende mai (17th of may )! That ‘s how norwegian call the national day in Norway. I wanted to share a bit how norwegian celebrate the national day. What does it mean? Quote from wikipedia : The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the country’s capital, then called Christiania), then signed and dated May 17. It was considered one of the most radically democratic constitutions in the world at the time, and is today the oldest single-document national constitution in Europe – the second oldest in the world – still in continuous force. May 17 is now the National Day of Norway. for more information (in french) Norwegian organise at this date each year what they call “tog” ( litterally “train” but that can be translated by “parade”). in every villages, cities and on…

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