There, children go with their kindergarten or school through the town or country where they live. The schools' band supply with music, and the children sing national songs, such as the Norwegian national anthem, while they're waving Norwegian flags and hopefully smile. When the morning parade is done, activities at the local schools are usually next. If there's a cafeteria at the school, it surely gets plenty of customers. The reason is that most parents allow their children to eat as much sausage and ice-cream as they like this day.
Nobody wants to miss that opportunity.
Almost everyone have a day off at 17 th May, except shift workers and people working with service. After the activities at school, many people therefore visit restaurants. This time it's the local organizations, together with the schools' bands, which walk through the main streets, presenting themselves. Most of them are driving in a car, which has the same color as their suit, in the parade. They try to do funny things, or show their political opinions.