Happy Norwegian Constitution Day!
Ja, vi elsker dette landet!
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (lit. "seventeenth May"), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark-Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic Wars.
What better way to celebrate Norway's national holiday than with an image of a grinning troll holding aloft the Norwegian flag in front of one of the country's many iconic natural wonders? Behind this patriotic little creature is the waterfall called Steinsdalsfossen. Also referred to as Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen, Steinsdalsfossen drops a total of 46 meters (151 ft) on its way down towards the Hardangerfjord.
Happy Norwegian Constitution Day!
Ja, vi elsker dette landet!
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (lit. "seventeenth May"), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark-Norway's devastating defeat in the Napoleonic Wars.
What better way to celebrate Norway's national holiday than with an image of a grinning troll holding aloft the Norwegian flag in front of one of the country's many iconic natural wonders? Behind this patriotic little creature is the waterfall called Steinsdalsfossen. Also referred to as Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen, Steinsdalsfossen drops a total of 46 meters (151 ft) on its way down towards the Hardangerfjord.