{"id":2359,"date":"2014-01-10T22:56:03","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T22:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2014-01-10T22:56:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T22:56:03","slug":"the-dutch-pastime-that-dominates-headlines-in-the-netherlands-every-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-dutch-pastime-that-dominates-headlines-in-the-netherlands-every-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dutch pastime that dominates headlines in the Netherlands every New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another year has come and gone in the Netherlands. 2014 was welcomed with a (quite literal) bang.<\/p>\n

Eleven days later, the damage has been assessed and the results of the New Year celebrations in the Netherlands are in.<\/p>\n

Here are headlines from some of the Netherlands’s top newspapers, detailing what went down this New Year’s Eve:<\/p>\n

Oud en Nieuw: \u00e9\u00e9n dode, honderden arrestaties en autobranden<\/strong><\/a> (Elsevier<\/em>)
\nNot everyone had a pleasant transition to the new year. One man didn’t even live to see 2014. Arrests were made, damage was done, injuries were incurred. Elsevier has all the details.<\/p>\n

Woordenschat<\/em><\/strong>
\nbeschonken – intoxicated, drunk
\nrelschoppers – rioters
\nfeestvierders – revelers
\nontplofte – exploded
\nrondgang – tour of inspection, making the round
\nslachtoffers – victims
\nblussen – to extinguish, to put out
\nMobiele Eenheid – Riot Control
\nstraatuig – riff-raff
\nbetonnen – concrete
\nbelaagd – provoked, beset
\nbedreigen – threaten
\nwoordvervoerder – spokesperson
\nhoogstwaarschijnlijk – most likely, in all probability
\ntoebehoort – belongs
\nrottigheid – trouble, mess
\nomstander – bystander, witness
\nbetrokken – involved<\/p>\n

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Honderden gewonden tijdens oudejaarsnacht – 125 vuurwerkslachtoffers<\/strong><\/a> (NRC.nl<\/em>)
\nSpeaking of injuries. There were hundreds. And, according to NRC, more than a a third of them were serious enough to land the victims in the hospital. Not abnormal for New Year’s in the Netherlands, apparently. A number of hospitals reported that this year was no better or worse than years past.<\/p>\n

Woordenschat<\/strong><\/em>
\ngewonden – wounded
\nfeestgangers – party-goers
\nspoedeisende hulp – emergency room
\nbehandeld – treated
\nvuurwerkletsel – firework injury
\nvechtpartij – brawl
\nvoorgaande – previous
\nheftige voorvallen – violent incidents
\noogletsel – eye injury
\nuitgaansweekeinden – weekends out<\/p>\n

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Aantal klachten over vuurwerk passeert 75.000<\/strong><\/a> (De Volkskrant<\/em>)
\nNot everyone was happy with the way things went down as we moved into 2014. This year looks set to bring in even more complaints than last year, according to De Volkskrant.<\/p>\n

Woordenschat<\/em><\/strong>
\nklachten – complaints
\ninitiatiefnemers – originator, promotor
\nverleden – last, past
\nmelding – report
\noverlast – annoyance, inconvenience<\/p>\n

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Vuurwerkverkoop beloopt circa 67 miljoen euro<\/strong><\/a> (De Telegraaf<\/em>)
\nBut even all that is not enough to stop the Dutch from spending an exorbitant amount of money on fireworks. This year’s total expenditure is somewhere around 67 million euro. De Telegraaf has the lowdown on how this number compares to years past.<\/p>\n

Woordenschat<\/strong><\/em>
\npijlen – arrows
\nknallers – banger, signal or maroon rocket
\nbedrag – sum, total
\ngeldsom – sum, amount
\ndalende – declining, falling
\nneerwaartse – downwards
\nombuigen – to bend
\nomzetdaling – decrease in turnover
\nsiervuurwerk – firework
\naansteeklonten – fuses
\nsterretjes – sparklers
\nover de toonbank – over the counter
\nvoorraad – stock, supply
\nbranche – industry
\nomgezet – converted<\/p>\n

How’d you do? Did you make it through the articles okay? Any other words you need help with? Leave them in the comments and we’ll figure them out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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…<\/p>\n

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