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En route to 33rd Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Services at the US Capitol Grounds / West Lawn on Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington DC on Thursday morning, 15 May 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Ah, but to be Norwegian, particularly on Norway's National Day, which took place the Sunday before these photos were taken.
The event, marking the day in 1814 when Norway adopted its new Constitution, is celebrated across the nation.
In Norway's capital city, the children's parade is the main attraction, with all 111 city schools represented.
I was one of the few fortunate enough to obtain special seats in front of the Royal Palace to watch as parade participants marched up Oslo's main street, Karl Johans gate, to the Royal Palace, where they were received by the Royal Family standing on the front balcony, waving to the crowd.
The weather forecast had not been good, but the day turned out to be a beautiful one, with lots of sunshine and brilliant blue skies.
The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent nation.
The celebration of this day began spontaneously among students and others from early on. However, Norway was at that time under Swedish rule (following the Convention of Moss in August 1814) and for some years the King of Sweden was reluctant to allow the celebrations.
For a couple of years in the 1820s, king Carl Johan actually forbade it, as he thought the celebrations a kind of protest and disregard—even revolt—against Swedish sovereignty. The king's attitude changed slightly after the Battle of the Square in 1829, an incident which resulted in such a commotion that the King had to allow it. It was, however, not until 1833, that anyone ventured to hold a public address on behalf of the day. That year, official celebration was initiated by the monument of the late politician Christian Krogh, known to have stopped the King from gaining too much personal power. The address was held by Henrik Wergeland, thoroughly witnessed and accounted for by a Swedish spy, sent by the King himself.
After 1864, the day became more established, and the first children's promenade was launched in Christiania, in a parade consisting only of boys. This initiative was taken by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, although Wergeland made the first known children's promenade at Eidsvoll around 1820. It was only in 1899 that girls were allowed to join in the parade for the first time.
By historical coincidence, the Second World War ended in Norway just nine days before that year's Constitution Day, on May 8, 1945, when the occupying German forces surrendered. Even if The Liberation Day is an official flag day in Norway, the day is not an official holiday and is not broadly celebrated. Instead a new and broader meaning has been added to the celebration of Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17.
The day focused originally on the Norwegian constitution, but after 1905, the focus has been directed also towards the royal family.
A noteworthy aspect of the Norwegian Constitution Day is its very non-military nature. All over Norway, children's parades with an abundance of flags form the central elements of the celebration. Each elementary school district arranges its own parade with marching bands between schools.
The parade takes the children through the community, often making stops at homes of senior citizens, war memorials, etc. The longest parade is in Oslo, where some 100,000 people travel to the city center to participate in the main festivities. This is broadcast on TV every year, with comments on costumes, banners etc, together with local reports from celebrations around the country.
The massive Oslo parade includes some 100 schools, marching bands, and passes the royal palace where the royal family greet the people from the main balcony.
Typically a school’s children parade will consist of some senior school children carrying the school’s official banner, followed by a handful of other older children carrying full size Norwegian flags, and the school’s marching band. After the band the rest of the school children follow with hand sized flags, often with the junior forms first, and often behind self made banners for each form or even individual class.
Nearby kindergartens may also have been invited to join in. As the parade passes, bystanders often join in behind the official parade, and follow the parade back to the school. Depending on the community, the parade may make stops at particular sites along the route, such as a nursing home or war memorial. In Oslo the parade stops at the Royal Palace while Skaugum, the home of the crown prince, has been a traditional waypoint for parades in Asker.
During the parade a marching band will play and the children will sing lyrics about the celebration of the National Day. The parade concludes with the stationary singing of the national anthem "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" (typically verses 1, 7 and 8), and the royal anthem "Kongesangen".
In addition to flags, people typically wear red, white and blue ribbons. Although a long-standing tradition, it has lately become more popular for men, women, and children to wear traditional outfits, called bunad. The children also make a lot of noise shouting "Hurra!", singing, blowing whistles and shaking rattles.
In addition to children's parades, there are parades for the public, where every citizen is welcome to join in. These are led by marching bands and often local boy scouts and girl guides, local choirs, etc. This takes place in the early morning or in the afternoon, before or after the school's parade.
All parades begin or end with speeches. Both grown-ups and older children are invited to speak. After the parades, there are games for the children, and often a lot of icecream, pop, sweets and pølse (hotdogs) are consumed.
Below is a translation of Norway's National Anthem:
(Ja, vi elsker)
Yes, We Love This Land of Ours
Yes, we love this land of ours.....as with mountain domes
Storm-lash'd o'er the sea it towers with the thousand homes.
Love it dearly, ever thinking....of our fathers' strife,
And the land of Saga sinking, dreams upon our life,
And the land of Saga sinking, sinking dreams upon our life.
Norsemen, in whatever station, thank your mighty God;
He has kindly saved our nation from oppression's rod.
That for which our sires contended and our mothers wailed,
Silently the Lord defended, so our rights, our rights prevailed.
PPCHS students read the Constitution around the campus in honor of Constitution Day. Photo by Rebecca Gonzalez.
Constitution Gardens is part of the National Mall that is far less frequented by people who mainly bypass the pond to see the more famous nearby monuments and memorials. (That's understandable, but if you're lucky to catch this area in spring or autumn, it's really quite pretty if you take a few minutes to stop and look.)
This picture was taken just after sunrise on Sunday, 8 November 2020.
Constitution Park
Between Fletcher Avenue & Lewis Street & Linwood Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Constitution Park was built in 1986. The park consists of 5.6 acres of land that includes men's and women's softball fields, a walking and jogging track, children's playground, an adult exercise area, a bocce court, patio with seating tables, and restrooms that are ADA accessible. The park has been used for the Borough's "Movies & Music in the Park" in the past, as well as hosting softball and soccer games for the various men's and women's leagues that run from age 5 to adults. The park is the site of the Veteran's Monument that was dedicated in 1991. Constitution Park is located on the corners of Fletcher Avenue, Lewis Street, and Linwood Avenue.
Hours: 8am-7pm EST; 8am-10pm DST
Size: 5.539 acres
Constitution Park Facilities:
Playground (swings, climber)
Shuffleboard
Bocce court
Baseball field
Walking track (3.5 laps = 1 mi.)
Exercise devices along track
Picnic tables
Park benches
All Veterans Monument (Memorial Day & Veterans’ Day services)
Concession stand
Water fountains
Bathrooms (7am-3pm, Mon-Sun)
NO: dogs or pets, skating, alcohol, feeding of animals, bicycle riding, foul language
NOTE: Field use by permit only
Constitution Park - Fletcher Avenue and Lewis Street - in Fort Lee, New Jersey 08873 - Google Map -
This is a Misch & Co "Camera Graph" dating from about 1905 showing Constitution Hill looking westwards towards Hyde Park Corner. During the summer of 1905 it would appear that the local police from Cannon Row Police Station had a blitz on speeding motor Cars in Constitution Hill. Police Sergeant 2AR, the "R" stands for Reserve, reported several vehicles for exceeding the then ten miles an hour speed limit all of whom were judged to be travelling at 17 or 18 miles per hour, the miscreants included Mr. Nathan de Rothschild, Sir. Charles Cayzer M.P. for Barrow in Furness. and several other assorted chauffeurs. Their vehicles were timed over a measured furlong to ascertain the speed. The fine for speeding levied by the Magistrates at Bow Street was 20 shillings, cheap at the price.
located on the both the Piscataqua river and the Atlantic Ocean. Here's the history lesson, formerly known as Fort William and Mary was a British held munitions depot. In 1774 the New Hampshire Friends of Liberty stormed the fort and raided the munitions. The fort was renamed "Fort Constitution" in 1808. Now it shares space with the Coast Guard and visitors have to follow and stay on this stupid blue line across their parking lot to get to the fort.
Gordon Wood came to speak to Roanoke College for Constitution Day. Wood, who is the Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University, is one of the most acclaimed historians in the United States.
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.”
James Madison
Downloaded off my DeviantArt as I am leaving the site due to the widely unpopular (and quite frankly, cumbersom) eclipse release. Photos are not be in the original upload order.
May 14, 2016 - United States Navy's USS Constitution is currently undergoing a multi-year restoration in dry dock 1. "From 2015-2017 Constitution is in dry dock for her first major restoration in over twenty years. This event is a unique opportunity to appreciate the remarkable structure of “Old Ironsides” and to see an active shipyard with preservation work underway" Charlestown Navy Yard.
A 1930s colourised postcard of a troop of Life Guards in Constitution Hill on their way to Horse Guards in Whitehall. The pedestrian on the left appears to be saluting the colour, a Guards officer in mufti perhaps.
Students will received a lecture by David Witwer, professor of History and American studies. Constitution quizzes and prizes, and a reading of the Constitution by faculty and students.
Launched in 1797, Constitution entered service ("commsioned" in today's terminology) in 1798. She is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, and is, along with the World War II carrier USS Enterprise (CV 6), one of the two most decorated and successful ships in Navy history. Today she is permanently berthed as a living Navy museum at the Boston Navy Yard. The ship has existed in four centuries (18th, 19th, 20th, 21st), and served under 44 of the 45 Presidents of the United States. Charlestown, Massachusetts. (Nathanael Miller, 21 July 2018)
Dimensions L: 38 W: 32 H: 13 Inches
This is Museum-quality, Fully Assembled edition of the famous USS Constitution "Old ironside". It is part of an exclusive edition where the hull is laser cut with a unique serial number. The model is 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on frame” construction method. Our master craftsmen have spent more than 100 hours to finish it. One bold feature that makes this model standout is the art of wood use. Rosewood, mahogany, teak and other exotic woods are carefully selected to accent each part of the model. This replicas magnificent details include metal anchors and cannons, authentic crows nest, advanced intricate rigging, rolled sails, wood inlay hull, inlay deck, an ornate stern and many more. No plastic parts! Comes on a solid wood base, with metal nameplate.
History The U.S.S. Constitution, a three-mast frigate, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship. Built primarily with dense southern live oak, its hull was 21 inches thick in an era when 18 inches was common. Paul Revere forged the copper spikes and bolts that held the planks in place.
The 204-foot-long ship was first put to to sea in 1798 and its most famous era of naval warfare was the War of 1812 against Britain, when it captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five warships, including the H.M.S. Guerriere. It was during the ferocious battle with the Guerriere that British seamen, astonished at how their cannonballs were bouncing off the Constitution’s hull, cried out, "Sir, Her sides are made from Iron!" Hence, the nickname, "Old Ironsides."
The Constitution today is national landmark and is docked in Boston.