17th of May in Oslo 2010. We were not there.
The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday on May 17th each year. Norwegians celebrate this day no matter where they are in the world.
These pictures are from Malawi in 2006:
Oldest son had the honour to hoist the Norwegian flag
Marching down the streets of Malawi
Hipp, hipp, HURRRRRAAAAAAYYYY
All the names of the Norwegian children living in Lilongwe
We used a cassette recorder as our marching band. Worked out brilliantly!
"Hvor hen du går i li og fjell..." Norwegian 17th of May-song.
Sack race
Entertainment
A Malawian dance group helped us with the entertainment. They were amazing. I wish I could share it with you. They give 100% and it is impossible not to be taken by their performance. They sing and make those impressive sounds with their voice and tongue, the rhythm is in their entire body non stop, and the drums - I could listen to the drums forever!
A different rhythm than the marching band
Youngest son is warm and finished wearing his shirt for today
Oldest son is also loosening up the outfit
My to men is calling it the day
The children chill down before heading home
In the evening of our constitution day we were invited to the ambassadors house (together with about 150 other people)
My handsome husband at the ambassadors entrance
They had rented an orchestra which played lovely in the background
Abseloutely silence from the 150 guests whent the orchestra played the national anthem "Ja vi elsker"
. Free drinks and fingerfood in the bar!
Smalltalking with Roger og Angela
Thank you for a wonderful evening. As you can see, we all are VERY happy and satisfied:-)
