Happy Norway Day!!
Today is May 17th , Norwegian Constitution Day . It commemorates when the Norwegians signed the constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814 , declaring themselves an independent nation from Sweden .
At the end of the day though , it turns into a massive boozefest , so it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be sore heads and inactivity aplenty on the streets of Oslo and Bergen tomorrow.
It is fitting that Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision for Norway in the early hours of the morning , yet more cause for celebration . Norwegian music used to be a joke , especially at Eurovision - regularly scooping 'nul points' . Check out this classic entry from 1980 , by Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Haetta - it was actually a protest song about a hydroelectric station , and the tune drew heavily on our Lapp heritage with a spot of 'joiking'.
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