Monday, May 17, 2010

Norway (Listeni /ˈnɔrweɪ/; Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål), Noreg (Nynorsk) or Norga (North Sami)), officially the Kingdom of Norway.

Waving our flags in Larvik town.

A white "festdrakt", Johnny and Bente and an embroidered Bunad.
Halsen Ungdomskors, the best marching band in Larvik (look at how happy the banner carrier is!).
Bøkeskogen.
Me and Bente ♥
Me and Johnny.

Bente's Vestfold Bunad.


Happy birthday Norway, love you ♥

Some of what this day is all about (all copied from Wikipedia):
The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as søttende/syttende mai (meaning May Seventeenth).

A noteworthy aspect of the Norwegian Constitution Day is its very non-military nature. All over Norway, children's parades with an abundance of flags form the central elements of the celebration. Each elementary school district arranges its own parade with marching bands between schools.

The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent nation.


Wishing I had a Bunad:

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12 comments:

  1. Your dressup today is really cute, especially your hair. <3

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  2. Så fin! Vi gjorde egentlig ingen ting på 17.mai...spiste is bare :)

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  3. Loves the hair!!!

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  4. mmmmmm i love norway too. some of my good friends live there and i miss them so. sending norway my love... cute outfit i dig it.

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  5. Happy May 17! I was sad to hear about people stuck in other countries because of the Sweedish volcano again.

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  6. Så utrolig søt en kjole! Og håret ditt var også kjempefint! :)
    Håper at du hadde en fin dag! :)

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  7. Angela: Thank you :) Gotta love those curls!

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  8. Thea: Is er tross alt det viktigste ;)

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  10. cassandra noëlla: Thank you ♥ It is a great country.

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  11. Anonymous: Thanks :)! The volcano is in Iceland, there's no active volcanoes in Sweden, thank heavens, Sweden is right next to us! Hehe.
    I sure hope the people stuck other places had a nice 17. of May regardless of their location :)

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  12. Liss: Takk :) Vi storkoste oss.

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