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It started last night. Baking the cake, polishing the shoes, ironing the bunadskjorte.The night of May 16th is a busy night for the mothers of Norway, and also for many of the fathers, to get everything ready for May 17th, our Constitutional Day, the birthday of our country. In the picture you see the silver which belongs to my bunad, the Trønderbunad, which I wear since I come from the county of Trøndelag. The shoes which belongs and the purse. It is a tradition that girls in Norway get their bunad for their confirmantion. I did not, but a few years later Terje presented me with one for our wedding, as a morgengave (translated: morning gift, an old tradition with the husband giving the wife a special gift after their wedding night) A cousin of my mother embroidered and sew my bunad, but this purse I embroidered myself.
After breakfast this morning Terje and I walked over to the school area of our two oldest grandchildren, Leander 9 and Milian 6, to watch the parade. All school children in Norway take part in parades this day. Most schools in Trondheim take part in the huge parade downtown, though some of the ones in the suburbs have their own. First a parade, then the speech of the day, the singing of our National anthem, and then sausages, cakes, ice creams, loads of ice creams, and games for the children.

After a long period of rain and cold, the værgudene, weather gods, showered us with sunshine, and everywhere was filled with happy people.

It is a long time family tradition to have the family here for sodd (a traditional, regional soup) for dinner. So we did this year as well, but first Terje and I drove to my mother to make sodd for her. Aged 95 she preferred staying at home today.

We also brought her a piece of the pavlova I hade made for dessert.
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The day is almost over. Yet again we feel blessed and thankful for living in peace and democracy, sending prayers for peace for all.
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