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6.10 – The Sami National Day (February 6)

The Sami, the indigenous people of Norway, has fought and is in some way still fighting to preserve their culture, and this has led to the creation of a Sami national day. February 6 is the national day for all Sami in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola-peninsula in Russia. It commemorates the first national meeting for the Sami in Norway in Trondheim in 1917, the first time a wide coalition of Sami in Norway gathered to discuss common Sami issues. This meeting was important in creating a common Sami movement. February 6 officially became the Sami national day in 1992.

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6.9 – Constutition Day (May 17)

In Norway, we celebrate our Constitution Day on the 17th of May, and in Norwegian, it’s often only referred to as the 17th of may (17. mai). We celebrate our Constitution and our independence from 1814. This actually makes the Norwegian Constitution the second oldest in the world to still be in use, just behind the US Constitution. Also, the Norwegian constitution might have been the most democratic in the world when it was made in 1814. Therefore, May 17 is also a celebration of democracy in general.

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66 – Norges nasjonaldag: 17. mai

17. mai er grunnlovsdagen i Norge. Det er vår nasjonaldag. Hver 17. mai samles vi nordmenn ute i gatene for å feire landet vårt. Nasjonaldagen står mye sterkere i Norge enn i våre naboland Sverige og Danmark. Det kan nok være fordi Norge først blei selvstendig i 1814, og vi blei egentlig ikke fullstendig selvstendige før i 1905. Først var vi i en 400år lang union med Danmark, før vi i 1814 blei tvunget inn i en union med Sverige. Det at Norge er et ganske ungt land, gjør at vi også har større behov for å feire nasjonaldagen. Men hva var det som skjedde den 17. mai 1814 som gjør at vi i Norge feirer nasjonaldagen akkurat da?