Norwegian Constitution Day
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17th May
Constitution Day
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Norwegian Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (lit. "seventeenth May"), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent.[1]
Historical background
17th of May 1893 by Norwegian painter Christian Krohg (1852–1925). The flag does not have the Union badge of Norway and Sweden, the so-called sildesalaten (Herring salad).
The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark–Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic Wars.
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