Syttende Mai aka Norwegian Constitution Day

I covered Syttende Mai, or Norwegian Constitution Day for SeattlePI.com.
Check out more of my photos from this event.

This was an impressive event, and even on one of the hottest days of the year, several thousand Seattleites lined the streets of Ballard to watch the parade march by. This was a fun event to cover and the costumes made it easier.

Waldo Bueing rides in his Viking ship during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Kids dressed as trolls, from the Ballard Boys & Girls Club, watch the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Sage Stutsman, 18, helps tie the costume of Casey Hanz, 7, during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Lynn and Ross Davidson walk around during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009. The pair have been to every parade annually in the past 60 years.

Girls from the Nordic Heritage Museum play violins before the start of the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Sig Hansen of TV's The Deadliest Catch, left, signs an autograph for fan Norman Aadland during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Girls from La Señoritas Military Drill Team relax before the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Karsten Brusa, 9, helps carry a giant Norwegian flag during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

Unicylists from Whittier Elementary ride down Ballard Avenue during the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

A man wearing a full Viking costume marches in the Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard Sunday May 17, 2009.

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Thanks for looking!

Daniel

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