Holland is a region and former province on

the western coast of the Netherlands.

Capital : Amsterdam
Population (January 2017)
• Total 6,466,735
Lenguage: Dutch

TRADITIONS
Sinterklaas

One traditional festivity in the Netherlands is the

feast of Sinterklaas. It is celebrated on the
evening before Sinterklaas’ birthday on
December 5, especially in families with little
children. It often involves the custom of surprises;
gifts wrapped in an original way, customized to
the receiver and accompanied by a poem, hinting
at what the present is.

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King’s Day

Another traditional feast of the Netherlands used

to be ‘Koninginnedag’ (‘Queen’s day’). This was
celebrated in honour of the Queen’s birthday on
April 30. Since April 2013 the Netherlands has a
king so Queen’s Day has been renamed
‘Koningsdag’ (‘King’s Day’) and is celebrated on
April 27, unless this date is on a Sunday, then it’s
celebrated on the preceding Saturday. Jumble
sales or free-markets are traditionally held in the
streets of some city centres. The salespeople,
including children, often wear orange clothes. The King and his family visit two places somewhere in
the country. Those places organize a special program, displaying local folklore.
In Enschede the night before Kings Day is celebrated during ‘de Nacht van Oranje’ (the Orange Night)
with several musical performances in the city centre.

FAMOUS PLACES

 TULIPS FIELD
 LEIDEN CANALS
 CANAL OF AMSTERDAM
 MAASTRICH VRIJJTHOF
 WINDMILLS
 ANA FRANK’S HOUSE

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 FAMOUS PEOPLE

Ilustración 1 Vicent Van Gogh Ilustración 3 Nikkie Da Jager

Ilustración 4 Mata Hari

Ilustración 2 Otto Frank

FOOD

Traditionally, Dutch cuisine is simple and straightforward, with many vegetables and little meat:
breakfast and lunch are typically bread with toppings like cheese, while dinner is meat and potatoes,
supplemented with seasonal vegetables.

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