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True Viking
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- May 26, 2005
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- Tend do walk the 40 meters from my bed to lecture.
If you're from Norway (or in Norway), and used your camera to day, leave your moments here..
May 17th is the day when Norwegians celebrate our constitution. Most people march through the streets, brass bands playing marches, the King's Song and the National Anthem Ja vi elsker. In the course of the day, you see many fantastic characters and lovely situations. Let's start off with some tradtional street photography.
Mourning
The day of festivities is a time to mourne those no longer with us.
A long day
A long day can get boring.
An American voice
Despite appearances, the relationship between Norway and America is a strong one. This American couple lives locally.
Multiculture
A sign of the new Norway is the influx of different skin colors and different cultures in the celebrations.
The children's day
May 17th is seen as the children's day. Somehow, parents usually get the upper hand.
So, let's just have some in color, just for good measure.
The happies
Isn't it wonderful? Three black men, probably the happiest people here today!
Tiresome dress
Every region of Norway has it's own traditional dress for men and women, commonly called "bunad". It's more common with women than men. This young girl is wearing a.. err.. I'm not sure what kind of bunad it is. It isn't exactly something I've studied. Looks tired though, don't you think?
Russ
This is russ. For more information, see my thread on the matter from 2007. Warning! It's full of bad language and silly sentences.
Kids marching
First of all, children from the local schools march up and down the street, these kids are in the third grade, if I recall correctly.
Rain
Bunads isn't the ideal thing to wear when it rains. So, a bunad umbrella. Go figure.
More rain.
No bunad. What the fuck?
So, you learned (sort of) something today. And you probably find us Norwegians even more nutty than you thought. Unless you're from Norway, obviously.
Hipp hurra for syttende mai!
May 17th is the day when Norwegians celebrate our constitution. Most people march through the streets, brass bands playing marches, the King's Song and the National Anthem Ja vi elsker. In the course of the day, you see many fantastic characters and lovely situations. Let's start off with some tradtional street photography.
Mourning
The day of festivities is a time to mourne those no longer with us.
A long day
A long day can get boring.
An American voice
Despite appearances, the relationship between Norway and America is a strong one. This American couple lives locally.
Multiculture
A sign of the new Norway is the influx of different skin colors and different cultures in the celebrations.
The children's day
May 17th is seen as the children's day. Somehow, parents usually get the upper hand.
So, let's just have some in color, just for good measure.
The happies
Isn't it wonderful? Three black men, probably the happiest people here today!
Tiresome dress
Every region of Norway has it's own traditional dress for men and women, commonly called "bunad". It's more common with women than men. This young girl is wearing a.. err.. I'm not sure what kind of bunad it is. It isn't exactly something I've studied. Looks tired though, don't you think?
Russ
This is russ. For more information, see my thread on the matter from 2007. Warning! It's full of bad language and silly sentences.
Kids marching
First of all, children from the local schools march up and down the street, these kids are in the third grade, if I recall correctly.
Rain
Bunads isn't the ideal thing to wear when it rains. So, a bunad umbrella. Go figure.
More rain.
No bunad. What the fuck?
So, you learned (sort of) something today. And you probably find us Norwegians even more nutty than you thought. Unless you're from Norway, obviously.
Hipp hurra for syttende mai!