Sunday, May 20, 2007

17 May Parade: Norway's National Day

For Norway's National Day on 17th of May, parades are organised all around the country. Women dress in their traditional clothes (bunad), men in suits. Fanfares are playing, everybody sings (well, at least those who now the lyrics, that's obviously not me...). The mayor participates at the parade too, as well as the local football stars, the local karate club, etc. In one word more or less everybody. There was even this Norwegian girl wearing a sari (was she lost?)...
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