{"id":55,"date":"2009-04-29T22:34:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-30T02:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=55"},"modified":"2014-07-18T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:09:26","slug":"queens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/queens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Koninginnedag<\/strong> is Queen’s Day in the Netherlands. It’s a national holiday and celebrated towards the end of April. It’s a day of Saamhorigheid<\/strong> or national unity and pride. One this day the people of the Netherlands are proud of being Dutch and are proud of having the Dutch royal family represent them.<\/p>\n

The key event is vrijmarkt<\/strong>. Vijimarkt<\/strong> means free market. You can see vendors on the streets selling all sorts of items. Kind of like a flea market or garage sale. The items range from used goods to some really nifty and rare\u00a0collectibles.\u00a0Jordaan<\/strong> is a town known for its low prices. Vondelpark<\/strong> has\u00a0a lot of items for children. Utrecht<\/strong> has a 24 hour market. The great thing about this day is that you don’t need to pay taxes on the goods sold. The money you earn from the sale of goods is all yours.<\/p>\n

All over the Netherlands\u00a0you’ll see people display Oranjegekte<\/strong> or orange craziness. People will wear bright orange clothes, because the Dutch royal family traces its lineage to the House of Orange. Some people go so far as to dye their hair orange and paint their faces orange.<\/p>\n

Koninginnenacht<\/strong> is Queen’s Night. This is the day before Koninginnedag<\/strong> or Queen’s Day. Koninginnenacht<\/strong> is the night where the bars are open into the wee hours of the morning. Sometimes you can hear drunk revelers singing at 3 am in the morning.\u00a0By the morning they’re passed out in the street.\u00a0Unfortunately the drinks aren’t free, so keep a close eye on the tab!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Koninginnedag is Queen’s Day in the Netherlands. It’s a national holiday and celebrated towards the end of April. It’s a day of Saamhorigheid or national unity and pride. One this day the people of the Netherlands are proud of being Dutch and are proud of having the Dutch royal family represent them. The key event…<\/p>\n

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