OSLO, Norway—Norwegian high school graduates will hold a series of festivities from May 1 to the Norwegian National Day, on May 17, in a tradition over three hundred years old. Called (italic this word—russ), high school graduates each year wear red, blue, or black overalls, hats and whistles while running through the streets to celebrate the end of thirteen years of school. The celebration is also a chance for them to ready themselves to enter adulthood.
On Friday April 24, more than 10,000 graduates gathered in Oslo’s Tryvann Park to join the opening festivity for this year’s russ, called ditt livs party (Your life’s party). According to Oslo police, this year they received far fewer complaints than previous years.
