(above) The King's special palace guards march in the May 17th parade.
Today is Norwegian Independence Day! The 17th of May is a big holiday in Norway, the only modern sovereign nation to break away from the rule of another nation (Sweden) without the shedding of blood. To commemorate this, Norwegian children all over Norway march in parades carrying their flag.
The Royal Family watches from the palace in Oslo, as all the school children, and university students (shown here) march past the front entrance. All over the country it is the same. There are no floats and no pageantry, no rolling tanks and show of military might - just a celebration of lots of kids carrying the red, white and blue of the Norwegian flag, marching with their school banners and marching bands. It's a happy, peaceful day.
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Do they celebrate with any traditional food?
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