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Folklore (Welcome to Amsterdam)
Jona Lendering Offline
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04-28-2007, 08:14 PM
This weekend, the Dutch celebrate "Koninginnedag", which might be translated as "Monarchy Festival". The weather forecast is excellent, and even die-hard republicans generally enjoy it. I simply love it, and if it were possible, I'd invite you all for a stroll through the historical center of Amsterdam. But that's impossible. Still, you may like to join this folkloristic festival virtually.

And I invite all of you to tell something about your hometown's folklore. It's a small world, after all.
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04-28-2007, 10:03 PM
ahh, Koninginnedag, the day when almost the entire country is orange...

great day!
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04-28-2007, 11:30 PM
My regular pub started celebrating today, and the festivities end on Monday night. I've been present before, it gets very messy, and the sea of orange burns into the retinas.
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04-29-2007, 09:50 AM
Quote:the sea of orange burns into the retinas.
That's what we aim for, especially at football matches.

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04-29-2007, 11:08 AM
Greetings,
small world indeed....the Dutch monarcy is also interwoven with our own, as William III of Orange-Nassau was also king of England, married to Mary daughter of King James II.
and William V the last 'Stadtholder' of the Netherlands, was married to the daughter of George III of England.
That is just a small part...!
I wonder if my favourite bar is celebrating this...they seem to celebrate a lot of festivals....as they have a varied clientele of locals and tourists to the area...!!!
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