Constitution day
Nearly 200 years ago, the Norwegian constitution was signed on the 17th of May. The day is celebrated every year with children's parades. If you have a traditional costume, a so called bunad , you wear it on this day. Every district has its own bunad. Mine is from Gudbrandsdalen, where I live, but that is just a coincidence, really: My grandmother grew up in Oslo, but her family came from Vestfold. She didn't like the Vestfold bunad. And Oslo had no bunad of its own, the bunads beeing a rural tradition. She then chose to make herself a bunad from Gudbrandsdalen. And my parents chose to move here when I was little - and I was lucky to inherit this beautiful heirloom:
I would never have the pacience, or the skill, to embroider something like this. As I told you before, my grandmother was a very skilled crafter.
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Your bunad is, indeed, beautiful! Your grandmother was very talented, and it is obvious you've inherited her sense of color. And how fun is it that you have a reason to wear it each and every year.
Thanks, D Louise!
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