Traditions & Events
Monthly testing of 4200 civil defense sirens
Did you know that every first Monday of the month at noon a wailing siren will sound all over the Netherlands? A network of...
United Nations investigates Zwarte Piet
Did you know that United Nations is investigation whether Sinterklaas' helper(s) Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a racist caricature?
This year the annual debate about...
St Martin’s Day
Did you know this week in some parts of the Netherlands processions take place for St Martin's Day on 11 November? Children walk down...
Dress Red Day
Did you know that coming Saturday is Dress Red Day? The Dutch Heart Foundation asks all women (men can join too!) in the Netherlands...
Treading the dew on Ascension Day
Did you know that today on Ascension Day it is a tradition to get up very early to make a bicycle tour? This is...
Commemorating on Remembrance Day
Did you know that 58% of the Dutch quizzed in a opinion poll of over 20,000 people answered that it is okay to commemorate...
Queen’s Day
Did you know that as of next year there will be no Queen's Day on 30 April anymore? Starting 2014 King's Day will be...
Serious Request 2012 in Enschede
Did you know that tonight three popular radio deejays are being locked up in a glass house in Enschede to collect money for charity?
The...
Summer Carnival in Rotterdam
Did you know that the largest tropical party in Europe will take place this weekend in Rotterdam? Nearly 1 million visitors will go see...
Fierljeppen (‘far leaping’) in Friesland
Did you know that 'fierljeppen' (far leaping) originates with farmers who used poles to cross waterways that divided plots of land? Today fierljeppen is...