{"id":3923,"date":"2016-02-03T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T15:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3923"},"modified":"2016-02-03T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T15:26:39","slug":"what-to-do-in-this-years-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/what-to-do-in-this-years-carnival\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in this year&#8217;s Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when the people from Limburg and Brabant get together to enjoy a time to drink, be jolly and be crazy&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/celebrating-carnival-in-limburg\/\">carnaval<\/a>! If you are in the area or are interested in some of the events, here are just a few of the many events in cities and towns throughout the area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Leechsjtoet\u00a0<\/em><em>Beek<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3151\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/02\/IMG_0621-e1424354347723.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3151\" aria-label=\"IMG 0621 E1424354347723 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3151\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3151\"  alt=\"Parade in Beek 2015 (personal photograph)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/02\/IMG_0621-e1424354347723-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade in Beek 2015<br \/>(personal photograph)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Leechsjtoet\u00a0<\/em>is dialect for\u00a0<em>lichstoet<\/em> or light parade. I put this first because it isn&#8217;t only my favorite, but it also takes place in the town I call home.\u00a0The parade will take place this Sunday at 5pm with several opening events. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lichtstoetbeek.nl\"><em>Lichstoet Beek\u00a0<\/em>website<\/a>, the event attracts anywhere fro 20,000 to 30,000 people each year. It is quite fun, especially if you have children, because all the carts, wagons and people have some sort of light installation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Grote Optocht van Mestreech<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The big parade in Mestreech (dialect for Maastricht) is set to take place this coming Sunday at 1:33pm. It is considered one of the best carnival parades in the Netherlands because many families from Maastricht have continued the tradition of making very elaborate costumes. There are many other activities going around Maastricht throughout the weekend and the following week. It just depends on the type of atmosphere you most like. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnavalinmaastricht.nl\">Maastricht carnival website<\/a> has more info.<\/p>\n<p>For those who are interested in seeing what the\u00a0<em>Grote Optocht van Mestreech<\/em> is all about, here is a video of last year&#8217;s.\u00a0<em>Let op:\u00a0<\/em>The commentator is speaking in Mestreech dialect.\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Optocht Maastricht Boonte St\u00f6rm 2015 Samenvatting   15 feb 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zk6L8mbzt6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brabant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brabant, like Limburg, celebrates carnival. Although I have yet to visit Brabant during carnival, from the research I&#8217;ve been doing, there are very similar events: parties at <em>markten<\/em>, parties at bars and parades in different cities and towns. From the pictures and videos I saw, Den Bosch seems to be the funnest place to be, at least when it comes to the big cities in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9ogFeo\" aria-label=\"5502875708 7e74a8ee6f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Carnaval Oeteldonk\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5093\/5502875708_7e74a8ee6f.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some people love carnival while others absolutely hate it. If you have never celebrated it, I highly recommend that you try it out, at least once! There are plenty of activities and events going on in the cities and towns of Brabant and Limburg.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on carnival? Are there any particular events you like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/IMG_0621-e1424354347723-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when the people from Limburg and Brabant get together to enjoy a time to drink, be jolly and be crazy&#8230;carnaval! 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