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Syttende Mai

Norway's Constitution Day: children's parades in bunad, flags, ice cream and hot dogs in the streets.

Constitution Day (Norway): Oslo 17 mai 2010
Photo: evelinagustafsson@live.se, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Syttende Mai in 2027?

Syttende Mai 2027 is on Monday, 17 May 2027. Other years: 2026, Sunday, 17 May 2026; 2028, Wednesday, 17 May 2028.

About Syttende Mai

Syttende Mai, 17 May, celebrates the signing of the Norwegian constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814. It is unusual among national days, because there is no military parade; the main events are the children's parades, barnetog, in each town and village, in which school bands and hundreds of children, waving flags, march through the streets singing and shouting "Hurra!". Many people wear the bunad, the national costume, with silver brooches and embroidery that differs from valley to valley, and the Norwegian flag is on every house. In Oslo, the royal family waves from the balcony of the palace to the parade. Families have a long breakfast, with champagne and eggs, and eat hot dogs, ice cream, cake and waffles through the day.

Syttende Mai dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearSyttende Mai date
2026Sunday, 17 May 2026
2027Monday, 17 May 2027
2028Wednesday, 17 May 2028

What is eaten

  • ice cream
  • hot dogs
  • waffles
  • rømmegrøt

Traditions of Syttende Mai

BunadThe national costume.

Also part of it, and being written: Norwegian Constitution Day (The occasion itself.), Eidsvoll (The place of the constitution.).

More marked on Syttende Mai

🇳🇴 Bergen, NorwayBuekorps Youth marching groups of Bergen's neighbourhoods, with drums, banners and a May paradeCeremony 🇳🇴 Oslo, NorwayRussefeiring A spring graduation rite of passage for Norwegian secondary school studentsRite of passage
About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Norwegian Constitution Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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