Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Back-to-back May Holidays in the Netherlands
May 4th and 5th are two very important days in the Netherlands: Dodenherdenking and Bevrijdingsdag.DodenherdenkingThis is Memorial Day in the Netherlands. At 8pm every May 4th, two minutes of silence are observed for those who gave their lives for this country since the outbreak of World War II. Each year sees various ceremonies going on all over the country to commemorate those lost.Everything
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culture,
Dutch tradition,
holidays,
The Netherlands
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