Hallo allemaal! Hoe gaat het met je?
Hello everyone! How are you today? We will talk about Koningdag or King's day in Netherlands. It is a Dutch national holiday in The Netherlands, celebrating the birth day of King Willem-Alexander. It is celebrated on 27th April.
It’s a bit of an adjustment for everyone since it used to be called Queen’s Day for decades up until five years ago when they celebrated King Willem Alexanders crowning.
The Royals go around the town celebrating the day with its people. Everyone dressed in orange crowd up to just catch a glimpse of their beloved Royal family. The royal family will be visiting Amersfoort in 2019.
People celebrate with traditional Dutch costumes, orange outfits, drinks, parties, dancing and flea markets. Flea markets form an integral part of the festivity. Almost half of Holland save up for this day. Some drown themselves in alcohol and parties. Others play games, dance and shop till they drop!
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| Cutie Pie in traditional costume |
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| Orange wooden shoes called clog. These are worn as a part of the traditional outfit. Tourists can also buy these as souvenirs. They can be a cool addition to your collection. |
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| A glimpse of the crowd |
What to do on Koningsdag?
Decorate your house:
Get some mooi tulpens to make your house smell good. Bask in the sweet aroma. Use some wreaths on your door to show the love and excitement.
Get some oranje balloons for the day. Wear these cool glasses.to go out and blend with the crowd.
If you are a fan of the hand crafted, then you can get these babies as a home decor or as a toy for your kids.
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| Celebrate with Barbie!! |
Cook delicious goodies!
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| Lemon and Orange brownies |
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| Orange Monkey Cupcakes You can get the recipe here. |
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| Cupcakes vier Koningdag |
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| Delicious orange candies for the kids! |
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| Doesn't this make you drool! I can eat this all day! |
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| Homemade oranje donuts with sprinkles! |
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| Dutch baby pancakes for breakfast! |
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| Yummy and so patriotic! :p |
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| No bake white chocolate and orange juice squares! Just mix them, freeze them and cut them! |
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| Lemon Butter cookies. Get the recipe here. |
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| Gorgeous breakfast spread with some tea and orange butter cakes. |
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| A homemade jam to go with the breakfast spread. |
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| Spiced Upside down clementine cake. Get the recipe here. |
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| Healthy sweet potato fries. Recipe all here. |
Snacks and Desserts!!!!!!
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| Popcorn from Hema |
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| Cupcakes met tulpen |
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| Just cut the oranges into thin slices, dip them in molten dark chocolate and freeze. Enjoy later as some sweet snacks! |
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| Orange sorbets made at home! |
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| Orange sorbets made at home and served in an orange. What a brilliant idea! |
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| Cool off with some Popsicle |
Drinks! for adults and kids!
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| Orange juice for kids |
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| No koningdag is complete without a beer! |
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| Americano met stroopwafel |
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| Oranje Coca-Cola |
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| De einige echte! |
Table settings if you are having a party at home:
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| Vier Koningsdag met een lekker stukje taart van HEMA |
Candy Tables for Kids!
Cookies - let your imagination run wild with these designs
Dutch love their cheese and its famous all over the world!
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| Photo taken by Mike Yates on April 8, 2005 |
Unfortunately, you still have to go to work on the next day. But not to worry, just have a herstelbiertje (‘recovery beer’)!
According to the Dutch, the best way to get over your hangover in the morning is by drinking even more alcohol. Now that is something I will not comment on. Have fun everyone!
Watch this interesting video by Bart de Pau -
what do foreigners know about 'Koningsdag'?
