Russetiden: Norwegian students celebrate graduation by decorating expensive buses and vans in psychedelic colors.
Being russ and celebrating the russ period called “russetiden” is a Norwegian culture phenomenon that started in 1905.
The tradition was first started in Denmark where students finishing high school called themselves russ and marked this with partying and other rituals.
The students split up in groups with their friends and buy either a bus or a van so they can drive around every night to all the parties and russ gatherings in Norway.
Students spend up to $25,000 each to buy and decorate the buses. You can feel the ground shake as they approach with their speakers blaring.
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