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The culture of the Netherlands is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences built up by centuries of the Dutch people's mercantile and explorative spirit. The Netherlands and its people have long played an important role as centre of cultural liberalism and tolerance.
Addressing the Dutch in their native language may result in a reply in English.This phenomenon is humorously discussed in White and Boucke’s The UnDutchables: . If you take a course in the Dutch language and finally progress enough to dare to utter some sentences in public, the persons you speak to will inevitably answer you in what they detect to be your native tongue.
Dutch folk culture (4 C, 1 P) Food and drink in the Netherlands (7 C, 1 P) Dutch furniture (2 C) G. Gardens in the Netherlands (3 C, 13 P) H. Cultural heritage of the ...
Name Image Year No. Description Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermills 2017 01265: Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands : 2021 01707 ...
Willemstad was established as a trading settlement by merchants from the Netherlands in 1634. The modern town consists of several historic districts, which reflect the mix of Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese cultural influences, as well as the Afro-Caribbean. Several historic houses are painted in bright colours, which is a tradition dating to ...
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.
World War II expert Arie-Jan van Hees, a local resident and retired member of the Dutch military, provides guided tours of the cemetery. He and his family adopted a soldier's gravesite in 2005.
The making of Dutch towns: A study in urban development from the 10th–17th centuries (1960) De Jong, Gerald Francis. The Dutch in America, 1609–1974.Twayne Publishers 1975, ISBN 0-8057-3214-4; Hunt, John. Dutch South Africa: early settlers at the Cape, 1652–1708. By John Hunt, Heather-Ann Campbell.