{"id":2454,"date":"2018-05-17T13:35:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2018-05-17T13:46:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:46:54","slug":"17-mai-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/17-mai-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"17. mai, Step by Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2455\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2455\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2455\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/14020837550_b1baff9dd0_z-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/14020837550_b1baff9dd0_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/14020837550_b1baff9dd0_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of Bard Skar at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37728866@N06\/14020837550\/in\/photolist-nmYsws-rFqQ2Q-h4qEaQ-H4sk8W-dHayEL-ejSVmx-e9SZa-nDFdqV-4XT4oz-nDXmvK-bZzm5C-76QYf5-UGHbac-9JDpGw-aHaPmM-4NKDrJ-9JGPtT-c1KsyE-82WwEt-SGvcLj-nLpJ2P-e9T3R-5F8Fg-egEa7o-kwbjx4-aGrgnP-4dJZiG-82QFGY-sfh1hL-268BUGD-dCYnkf-67s867-UN5KyN-WL4iET-F2cXvW-54xdCA-sPiqT3-54sZMX-5F8Bw-5F8K5-54sYSz-5F8At-5F8za-5F8LJ-718h95-ttsTKm-5F8rf-5F8NP-5F8CL-5F8yC\">Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a> License.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Gratulerer med dagen, Norge! <\/b>(\u201dCongrats with the day\u201d, Norway!) It\u2019s <b>syttende mai<\/b> [May 17th] again, and Norwegians all over the world are rejoicing and celebrating their <b>nasjonaldag<\/b> [nashoNAALdaag]. A <b>17. mai<\/b> spent in a Norwegian <b>bygd<\/b> (village\/town) or <b>by<\/b> (town\/city) is a great experience, so for those of you who haven\u2019t got that opportunity, here\u2019s a breakdown of the day\u2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>17. mai er en fridag<\/b> (M17 is a holiday). Most people <b>st\u00e5r opp tidlig<\/b> (rise early) \u2013 especially <b>barna<\/b> (the children). Everything has to be ready for <b>den store dagen<\/b> (the big day) \u2013 <b>festkl\u00e6r<\/b> (party clothes), <b>flagg<\/b> (flags), <b>mat til festmiddagen<\/b> (food for the party dinner)\u2026<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Most Norwegian girls and women have a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/hooray-its-bunad-time\/\"><b>bunad<\/b><\/a> [b<i>oo<\/i>-nahd] (national costume), and lots of boys of men have one, too. <b>17. mai<\/b> is the day to wear your <b>bunad<\/b>, so make sure it is clean and presentable! \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">The ceremonies often start quite early \u2013 at 7 or 8 o\u2019clock in the morning \u2013 with a <b>kransenedleggelse<\/b> (laying down of wreaths) at a memorial or <b>kirkeg\u00e5rd<\/b> (cemetery). At the <b>Akershus festning<\/b> (fort) in <b>Oslo<\/b>, <b>kanoner<\/b> (canons) are fired as a salute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">A couple of hours later, it\u2019s time for <b>barnetoget<\/b> (the children\u2019s parade \u2013 sometimes it\u2019s also called <b>skoletoget<\/b>, the school parade). Children \u2013 and some adults, such as teachers \u2013 gather to march behind the <b>fane<\/b> (banner) of their local <b>skole<\/b> (school) and even <b>barnehage<\/b> (kindergarten). The <b>tog<\/b> (parade) has a fixed route through <b>gatene<\/b> (the streets), so all the proud parents and grandparents get a chance to photograph their marching kids from <b>fortauet<\/b> (the pavement). On <b>17. mai<\/b>, of course, there are no cars on the streets (unless they\u2019re part of a parade).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2457\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2457\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2457\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/1278304195_36916e904c_z-350x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/1278304195_36916e904c_z-350x238.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/1278304195_36916e904c_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A school marching behind its banner\u2026 (F\u00f8rde 2006, photo courtesy of Arild Finne Nyb\u00f8 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/arnybo\/1278304195\/in\/photolist-2WXDiv-23XF45G-LGoZe-sPfpZd-sPgBfY-sPgeT9-a3Jp6a-sPhgEW-t4xeoU-sa4748-s9RZWw-c12WKG-c8KG5E-t6R8zF-sPoQbK-s9Qzf9-sPhiRj-t4wjL9-t4vAah-sPfLAq-s9Q947-s9QmAw-t4xhs9-sPh2T7-t6UUVk-hLiKTu-sPipqo-qpqf2m-6oKmp2-sPg11j-t6RR1g-efVV17-GwAkdS-efRwui-taiNkE-5q8m28-4eoy7L-dx2Wfu-8gXHLc-o9cuSZ-6NvbG9-nDtcaB-bpamkp-9Jkr5Q-nprX14-nBqC8m-dCYifo-dVh1rs-7YSJFB-6oL176\">Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a> license.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Various <b>korps<\/b> (marching orchestras) are also following along, playing brass music. Everybody knows the melodies, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norway-in-red-white-and-blue\/\">sings along<\/a>. People wave small <b>norske flagg<\/b> (Norwegian flags) and shout happy things like <b>hurra<\/b>! <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><i>Please note that there is only good intentions on May 17<\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><\/span><i> \u2013 people celebrate Norway without \u201ddissing\u201d other countries\/cultures. Sometimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/happy-sami-day\/\">Sami people<\/a> and immigrants wave their own flags in addition to the Norwegian ones.<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">In <b>Oslo<\/b>, the culmination of <b>barnetoget<\/b> is when all the children (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aktivioslo.no\/guide\/17-mai\/\">internet<\/a> says 60.000!) march in front of <b>Slottsbalkongen<\/b> (the Castle Balcony) and are greeted by <b>kongen<\/b> (the king) and the rest of <b>kongefamilien<\/b> (the royal family).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">In bigger towns, the children\u2019s parade may be followed by a <b>russetog<\/b> and a <b>folketog. <\/b>The <b>russetog<\/b> is for the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/russeknuter\/\"><b>russ<\/b><\/a>, 18-or-so-year-olds who\u2019ve finished their \u201dhigh school\u201d. They usually wear <b>r\u00f8de drakter<\/b> (red suits) and make a lot of fun, like driving in their own <b>russebuss <\/b>(<b>russ<\/b> bus) and honking the horn at people.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Folketoget<\/b> (the people\u2019s parade) is for just about everybody: policemen, firefighters, hospital employees, sports clubs \u2013 every group who wants to \u201dshow its face\u201d to the public.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2459\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2459\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2459\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-350x305.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-350x305.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-768x669.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Free picture from Open Clipart; no copyright.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The public celebrations continue for several hours, with <b>17. mai-<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/gratulerer-med-17-mai\/\">taler<\/a><\/b> (May 17<span class=\"s1\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span> speeches), chatting to friends in the street, public concerts, public <b>leker<\/b> (outdoor competitions \u2013 such as tug of war)\u2026 If there\u2019s <b>sol<\/b> (sun), people eat a lot of <b>is og p\u00f8lser<\/b> (ice-cream and sausages).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Many people end the day by gathering in private for a nice <b>17. mai-middag <\/b>(dinner). If the weather\u2019s nice, there\u2019s a good chance your Norwegian friends will invite you to a celebration around <span style=\"color: #008000\"><b>hagegrillen<\/b><\/span> (the garden grill).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Hurra for 17. mai!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-350x305.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-350x305.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine-768x669.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/sunshine.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Gratulerer med dagen, Norge! (\u201dCongrats with the day\u201d, Norway!) It\u2019s syttende mai [May 17th] again, and Norwegians all over the world are rejoicing and celebrating their nasjonaldag [nashoNAALdaag]. A 17. mai spent in a Norwegian bygd (village\/town) or by (town\/city) is a great experience, so for those of you who haven\u2019t got that opportunity, here\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/17-mai-step-by-step\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":2459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[7,913],"tags":[274100,509433,509429,1998,509430,386132,509432,8705,2808,386131],"class_list":["post-2454","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays","category-traditions","tag-17-mai","tag-akershus-festning","tag-barnetog","tag-celebration","tag-folketog","tag-kongefamilien","tag-music","tag-oslo","tag-parade","tag-russ"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454\/revisions\/2466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}