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The Dutch pastime that dominates headlines in the Netherlands every New Year Posted by on Jan 10, 2014

Another year has come and gone in the Netherlands. 2014 was welcomed with a (quite literal) bang. Eleven days later, the damage has been assessed and the results of the New Year celebrations in the Netherlands are in. Here are headlines from some of the Netherlands’s top newspapers, detailing what went down this New Year’s…

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How the Dutch Cool Off After Those New Year Fireworks Posted by on Jan 3, 2014

What’s a Dutchie to do after a night of lighting up the sky with vuurwerken to ring in the New Year? Jump into the ocean, of course! On January 1, 2014 – just like every other year since 1960 (with the exception of 2007, when bad weather forced organizers to cancel) – the people of the…

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Things to Do in December Posted by on Dec 6, 2011

If you haven’t realised it already, it is December – one of my favourite months in the year.  And just what Dutch goodies can you look forward to for the month?  Here’s a small selection. Dickens Festival – Visiting Deventer from the 17th of December until the 18th of December might make you think you…

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