Norway Constitution Day

By Hannah B.

May 31, 2022



On May 17, Norway celebrates its Constitution Day. The day is filled with a festival and gatherings of everyone in traditional clothing. My friends and I had a picnic by a lake in Bergen, and then went to the city center. There were large crowds of Norwegians wearing their traditional clothing and enjoying the festivities. This day felt a lot like the U.S.’s Fourth of July in some ways and especially in the fact that Norway’s flag is also red, white and blue.

People sit on a grassy lawn around a gazebo under a blue sky with a mountain in the background.
Bergen city center

 

A group of students pose outside holding Norwegian flags.
Me and my friends

 

Crowds gather around tents in an open area of the city center.
Crowds of Norwegians gathered to hear traditional songs sung by a choir
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