The program for May 17th 2008 in Oslo

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The program for May 17th 2008 in Oslo

The program for May 17th 2008 in Oslo is here! Here are the highlights (complete May 17th program in Norwegian).

0800 am - wreathlaying at Henrik Wergeland's grave
0815 am - wreathlaying at Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's grave
0830 am - wreathlaying at Henrik Ibsen's grave
0845 am - wreathlaying at Viggo Hansteen's and Rolf Wickstrøms WW2 memorial
0830 am - wreathlaying by the statue of King Haakon VII at 7. juni-plassen
0830 am - wreathlaying by war memorial at Akershus fortress
0900 am - wreathlaying by the statue of Otto Ruge, Akershus fortress
0900 am - service in Akershus chapel
0915 - 1000 am folk dancing from Egertorget towards the palace
1000 - 1300 am - CHILDREN's PARADE up to the Palace, where the Royal family is standing on the balcony waving
1200 am - guns at Akershus fortress firing
1400 am - the Norwegian student choral society sings at Aulatrappen in front of the old University
1500 am - graduate parade (Russetoget), starts at Oslo Handelsgymnasium
1600 am - concert in Oslo Concert hall (you have to buy tickets for this)
1814 am - folk dance prom outside the old University - folk dancing for everyone, this is great fun!

Couple in bunad Now if you don't want to get up too early to listen to speeches in Norwegian at the wreathlayings, there are 5 things you simply cannot miss:

Royal family and the children's parade
The graduates' parade
Eat a hotdog and an ice cream
Look at the National costumes
Listen to the National anthem

Most important: Have fun, look after your belongings and take loads of photos! It's a memorable day that most Norwegians love. Have a sneak preview on YouTube, for instance this one with English commentary, this one from the graduate parade (russetoget), one with the royal family, this one with bands playing, the Royal Guard (watch the whole thing!!) or this one from London.