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  2. Koningsdag - Wikipedia

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    Koningsdag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋzdɑx] ⓘ) or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander . [ 1 ]

  3. Dutch festivities - Wikipedia

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    New Year's Eve. The Dutch generally celebrate New Year's Eve, which is called Old Years' Night in Dutch, with friends and family. On this day, traditional New Years pastries like Oliebollen are eaten. At mid-night the Dutch wish all the best to all in their presence and fire works are set off.

  4. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    Short format: dd/mm/yyyy (Day first, month number and year in left-to-right writing direction) in Afar, French and Somali ("d/m/yy" is a common alternative). Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the yyyy/m/d format (Day first, month number, and year in right-to-left writing direction) in Arabic language .

  5. Public holidays in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The Netherlands have a two-day holiday, called Eerste Paasdag on Sunday and Tweede Paasdag on Monday (lit. First Easter Day and Second Easter Day) 27 April King's Day: Koningsdag [ˈkoːnɪŋzˌdɑx] ⓘ If 27 April falls on a Sunday, King's Day is celebrated on the 26th. 5 May Liberation Day: Bevrijdingsdag [bəˈvrɛidɪŋzˌdɑx] ⓘ

  6. Redheads gather to light up unique Dutch festival

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    "It's really special to be in a place where all people have red hair, everywhere you look," the 21-year-old said. Redheads make up 1% to 2% of the world’s population and 2% to 6% of people with ...

  7. History of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Modern-day Luxembourg became officially independent of the Netherlands in 1839, but a personal union remained until 1890. Since 1890, it is ruled by another branch of the same dynasty. The Netherlands was neutral during the First World War, but during the Second World War, it was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. The Nazis, including many ...

  8. Dutch people - Wikipedia

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    By taking the total of all people with full Dutch ancestry, according to the current CBS definition (both parents born in the Netherlands), resulting in an estimated 16,000,000 Dutch people, [note 1] or by the sum of all people worldwide with both full and partial Dutch ancestry, which would result in a number around 33,000,000.

  9. Here's why you should stop eating chicken breasts with 'white ...

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    Photo: 2013 Study in Poultry Science "White striping" degrades the quality of the meat while increasing fat content by up to 224%.. It's occurring more and more in chickens being pushed to grow ...