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King's Day in the Netherlands

Автор: 27.04.2018 | Netherlands
In 2013, Queen Beatrix resigned from the throne in favor of her son Willem-Alexander and from that moment the national holiday changed its name and date.

Today, all the Dutch will go to celebrate in orange outfits. It is this color that is family for the royal dynasty. In honor of the holiday in the country there will be noisy festivities, one of the main events will be a free market, in which any person can go out and freely sell their goods.

But the festivities will begin even earlier in The Hague from the royal night. There will be a music festival, which will last until dawn. In Amsterdam, the celebration will begin at 9am, when the carnival starts in the city, and the favorite local delicacies - herring and cheese - will be distributed free of charge on the streets.

On the Day of the Queen, one of the main spectacles is the Parade of Flowers. The whole year the Dutch grow flowers for giant floral figures that participate in the flower parade. In addition, at this time, the tulips are flourishing, which are the symbol of the country.

During the celebrations of the police it is forbidden to interfere in what is happening, and as Holland is a country of free morals, quite often unpleasant situations also occur.

According to materials of calend.ru

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