Sunday, May 17, 2009

national constitution day/three things

1: local celebration










2: city celebrations





the 17th of may is the day when all norwegians get quite full of their norwegianness. i've never been able to get that feeling - at least not by these celebratory means. but yesterday was different, as...
3: NORWAY WON THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST!!
ok, i haven't really been able to get into that thing either, and haven't watched the esc since i was a kid. but now i have kids myself, and whaddayaknow. i was happy to find out that it was still as tacky as it used to be, that the music was still really awful (but let's not forget that this is where abba had their breakthrough with their winner song waterloo), and a bit sad to see the pompousness had lessened. most of all, winning the contest with a performance involving a fiddle and hallingkast (traditional norwegian dancing) the night before the 17th, actually sparked some national pride even in me. so today i was able to sing along with a bulging heart; yes, we do love this country...
if you want to see some really beautiful bunads (national costumes), go here, here, here, here and here.
kl.

10 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Oh wow! That fiddle is AMAZING. Thanks for the gorgeous pictures and video :-)

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  2. Tan FamilyMay 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    What a wonderful celebration! Your pictures gave me such a great glimpse into something I've never seen before. Thank you. :)

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  3. et lille oejeblik - a little momentMay 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    beautiful photos! and congratulations. i completely missed out on the whole eurovision thing this year. not that i'm into it, but usually i at least know the danish song and when it is going on. not this year.

    congratulations with both the national day and the win.

    hip hip hurraaaa for norge :)

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  4. liseMay 18, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Flotte bilder - jeg ser vi var på samme stedet om formiddagen. Ja, om den første delen av bildene er der du var, altså. ;-)

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  5. natsumiMay 18, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    I love the girl costumes! Very pretty photos and great celebration!

    Thank you for your kind comment on my blog! glad that I discovered your blog!! oxox

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  6. AnonymousMay 20, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Congratulations !!! ; )

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  7. StickyknitterMay 20, 2009 at 11:06 AM

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  8. StickyknitterMay 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I love the purple high heels-- I am never able to wear them but I do have shoe envy...

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  9. kimberleeMay 20, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    wow what a collection/ its interesting seeing the folk dress vs the more urban celebrations. THOSE PURPLE HEALS are out of control, I love it!

    loving your blog lately, btw. :) Sorry I haven't been commenting more, my current schedule leaves time for lurking but not much time for leaving comments.

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  10. AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    happy 17th of may!

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