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6.8 - The Russetid (Celebration of Graduation)

6.8 - The Russetid (Celebration of Graduation)

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Russetida, the celebration of graduation from upper secondary
school, happens from the first to 17th of May, the national day
of Norway. The students will then take on red clothes, a red
russe hat and hand out russe cards, which many children collect.
These cards will often contain a funny picture and quote from the
person who hands it out. The russetid is also celebrated with a
lot of partying and alcohol, and the russ have their own
festivals and parties.

But the russetid is not only about partying. It is also about
having fun in other ways, for example the russeknuter,
challenges. Doing a challenge gives you a prize that you can
fasten to your russe hat. Some examples of challenges in 2022
were.

Many russ will make groups with a group name, group merchandise,
group clothes, a group logo, and sometimes, even a buss, a so
called russebuss. The buss is painted and styled and is used to
go around the country to party. Some groups will even make their
own song, a so-called russesang. These are very sexualized and is
often about partying, drinking a lot of alcohol, and having sex
with beautiful girls. Many have criticised them, but they are
popular among the russ.

Many look forward to their russetid, but many has also criticized
the tradition. The russetid used to be after the exams, but now,
the exams are after the russetid. That means that many people
will party for almost a month before their most important exams,
leading to much worse grades than they would have gotten without
partying so much.