Day of the Constitution of Norway
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For more than 400 years Norway remained a Danish province, and now entered into a union with Sweden, which lasted until 1905. A hereditary limited monarchy was established, where the king exercises power through the government, and Parliament administers the treasury and sets laws. The Norwegian constitution was one of the most progressive in Europe.
Norway’s National Day is a truly national celebration. Houses, yachts and cars are decorated with national flags, and people – both old and young – in folk costumes take to the streets, arrange festive processions and concerts, sing songs. The spectacle is very colorful and impressive. At the same time, the police are completely invisible on the streets (where it is hiding, it is unclear), because local citizens, even when they are drunk, do not arrange riots.
Students, students, members of numerous unions, clubs, circles, young and old, pass in a festive column through the city. In Oslo, from the balcony of the royal palace, demonstrators are greeted by the royal family. This public holiday is celebrated in the country as a joyful spring day, the main participants of which are children. Many children's faces are painted with three colors like a flag. And the faces of everyone from small to large are colored with a smile.