May 17 is Norway's Constitution Day and is celebrated as National Day and both names are used. The day has been celebrated since the 1820s and was referred to in the newspapers as the "Constitution Day" since 1823. The first official celebration was in 1827. The day was celebrated in full after King Karl Johan's death in 1844. The Act of 26 April 1947 stipulates that 1 and 17 May are national holidays. The Sami National Day is February 6.
On this day in 1814, Norway's Constitution was dated and signed by the presidency of the Riksforsamlingen at Eidsvoll. The assembly then unanimously elected the regent, Prince Christian Frederik, king of an independent Norway. Later that day, he received a delegation of representatives, led by President Georg Sverdrup, who informed him of the election and handed him a clean copy of the Constitution.
The other representatives signed and sealed the Constitution on 18 May. On May 19, Christian Frederik met in the Rikshall and confirmed that he received the royal election as a gift from the people, and he swore to rule in accordance with the Constitution.
This began a short period for Norway as an independent state before the country after a short war with Sweden had to enter into a ceasefire through the Moss Convention. This agreement meant that Norway accepted a personnel union with Sweden, but retained the Constitution with the changes that the conclusion of the union made necessary. This meant, among other things, that the word «independent» in § 1 of the revised Constitution of 4 November 1814 was replaced by the word «independent». Within the union, Norway retained independence and separate state institutions, apart from the king and the foreign service.
Since 1947, May 17 is an official flag day and public holiday with no work in Norway. Since the end of the 19th century, children and adults have celebrated the day with, among other things, children's trains. In France, the national day since the 1880s is celebrated with large military parades in the streets. The celebration of May 17 in Norway is one of the most popular National Day celebrations in Europe. Surveys around the year 2000 indicate that 70 to 80% of all inhabitants participate in the celebration. The Norwegian National Day has far more popular support than the corresponding ones in Sweden and Denmark
On this day in 1814, Norway's Constitution was dated and signed by the presidency of the Riksforsamlingen at Eidsvoll. The assembly then unanimously elected the regent, Prince Christian Frederik, king of an independent Norway. Later that day, he received a delegation of representatives, led by President Georg Sverdrup, who informed him of the election and handed him a clean copy of the Constitution.
The other representatives signed and sealed the Constitution on 18 May. On May 19, Christian Frederik met in the Rikshall and confirmed that he received the royal election as a gift from the people, and he swore to rule in accordance with the Constitution.
This began a short period for Norway as an independent state before the country after a short war with Sweden had to enter into a ceasefire through the Moss Convention. This agreement meant that Norway accepted a personnel union with Sweden, but retained the Constitution with the changes that the conclusion of the union made necessary. This meant, among other things, that the word «independent» in § 1 of the revised Constitution of 4 November 1814 was replaced by the word «independent». Within the union, Norway retained independence and separate state institutions, apart from the king and the foreign service.
Since 1947, May 17 is an official flag day and public holiday with no work in Norway. Since the end of the 19th century, children and adults have celebrated the day with, among other things, children's trains. In France, the national day since the 1880s is celebrated with large military parades in the streets. The celebration of May 17 in Norway is one of the most popular National Day celebrations in Europe. Surveys around the year 2000 indicate that 70 to 80% of all inhabitants participate in the celebration. The Norwegian National Day has far more popular support than the corresponding ones in Sweden and Denmark
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