17. mai

Norwegian Bokmål no 17. mai thumb|A Constitution Day parade on Karl Johans gate in Oslo in 2010. thumb|The first page of the Norwegian Constitution dated 17 May 1814. thumb|Christian Krohg's depiction of a 17 May celebration in 1893. Alternative forms nb syttende mai spelled-out form nb syttendemai solid spelling Etymology A lexicalized use of the calendar date 17. mai (“17 May”), read aloud as nb syttende mai the seventeenth of May. The date refers to 17 May 1814 at Eidsvoll. The Norwegian Constitution had been unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 16 May; on the following day it was dated and signed by the presidency, and Prince Christian Frederick of Norway Christian Frederik was elected king of an independent Norway. The date consequently became a symbol of the Constitution and of Norwegian political independence. Commemorations began in the years following 1814 and became increasingly politically significant during the union with Sweden. King Charles XIV John Karl Johan opposed the celebrations during the 1820s, and the conflict surrounding the observance contributed to the Battle of the Square Torgslaget in 1829. In 1836 the Storting itself held a 17 May celebration, after which the date may be regarded as established as Norway's national day. Public processions became common after Karl Johan's death in 1844, and the modern children's-parade tradition developed from school processions in 1869 and 1870. Pronunciation nb /¹sœt(ə)nəˈmaɪ̯/ [sœt(ə)nəˈmàɪ̯] nb /¹sʏt(ə)nəˈmaɪ̯/ [sʏt(ə)nəˈmàɪ̯] nb aɪ̯ 3,4 nb syttende mai syttendemai nb 17. mai Noun nb noun 17. mai m definite singular 17. mai-en indefinite plural 17. mai-er definite plural 17. mai-ene the Norwegian constitution day; Norway's national day, celebrated on 17 May, and the celebrations held on that date, commemorating the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 nb Vi feirer 17. mai med flagg, barnetog og musikk. We celebrate Constitution Day with flags, children's parades, and music. nb 1839 Henrik Wergeland Samling af Sange og Digte for den norske Sjømand Syttende Mai-Vise 136–138 syttendemajens skaal the toast of the Seventeenth of May nb 1905 Margrethe Munthe Kom, skal vi synge! 17de mai-sang for de små 17. mai er jeg så gla’ i I love the Seventeenth of May so much nb 1933 Christian A. R. Christensen Chr. A.R. Christensen Det hendte igår 86 vinterens 17. mai the winter's Seventeenth of May nb 1992 Kjersti Scheen Kaperøya 102 en varm syttendemai a warm Seventeenth of May nb 2000 Vigdis Hjorth Hva er det med mor 100 søttende maier Seventeenths of May nb literally the seventeenth of May; the calendar date 17 May nb Jeg kommer hjem 17. mai. I'm coming home on 17 May. nb mai Ordbøkene https://ordbokene.no/bm/36582 Norge fikk egen grunnlov 17. mai 1814 Norway got its own constitution on 17 May 1814. https://web.archive.org/web/20260923082922/https://ordbokene.no/bm/36582 23 September 2026 Derived terms nb 17. mai-feiring Constitution Day celebration nb 17. mai-sløyfe Constitution Day ribbon nb 17. mai-tale Constitution Day speech nb 17. mai-tog Constitution Day parade References syttendemai nb Holidays Norway