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Syttende Mai
2007! Banquet and Parade
The
Norwegian National League
and its member organizations hosted a Banquet and Parade
to celebrate Norway's Constitution Day.
The 2007
Constitution Day Banquet
was held on
May 19
at the Chevy Chase
Country Club, Wheeling, and the
Constitution Day
Parade
on
May 20 in Hodges
Park, Park Ridge at 1:00PM.
Parade Route.
Our honorary parade Grand Marshal was Mr. Inge
Lønning, President of the Lagting (the Upper House of
Norway's Parliament). Pre-parade festivities in the park
beginning at 12:00 PM included magicians and balloon
art for children, crafts, refreshments, and
entertainment by the Done Deal Jazz Quartet.
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Sponsored by the
Norwegian National League. |
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Main South Marching Band was once again featured. |
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Grand Marshal
Karl Tangeros.
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Honorary Grand Marshal,
Inge Lønning, President of Norway's Lagting. |
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Everyone is welcome to march.
Many wear Norwegian festive costumes. |

Groups large and small carry
banners while marching and waving to crowds. |
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Norwegian fjord horses. |

A "fire breathing" dragon. |
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Norwegian dignitaries
congratulate scholarship winners. |

Leikarringen Heimhug, a Norwegian folk
dance group, performs several dances for the spectators. |
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Children "copy" the dance moves. |
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The festival
ends with a Grand March. |
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Copyright 2000 Norwegian National League Revised:
November 15, 2007
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Previous Parades:
2004
2005
2006
Scholarship Winners
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