April 18, 2015

Flower Festival

Holidays and events in the Netherlands Spring in the Netherlands begins with expectation, and this is not the usual, habitual expectation of the awakening of nature. Local residents and guests of the country are eagerly awaiting how this time their nature in "cooperation" with talented gardeners and flower growers will surprise.

May 31, 2015 - June 2, 2015

Pinkpop

Holidays and events in the Netherlands Nyashnoe, mimiishnoe and uchipussechnoe name "Pinkpop", an association with the early Britney Spears or podnadoevshey Ketti Parry, in fact, hides a unique festival of rock and alternative music of its kind.

August 31, 2015

Birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands

Holidays and events in the Netherlands In fact, this date is the birthday of the last Queen of the Netherlands Juliana, as well as the Day of National Unity. In the Netherlands, on this day, they wear orange-colored clothes - the family color of the Oran dynasty - and decorate the streets with orange flags and flowers.

Winter in the Netherlands ends with a traditional carnival, which takes place in the provinces of Brabant and Limburg 40 days before Easter .On the streets of cities decorated for a holiday there are crowds of people discharged in bright suits, parades, musical competitions, children's holidays and competitions of carnival costumes .The people are having fun, dancing and singing, because on this day it's customary to forget about everything that is essential, this is the time of unrestrained entertainments .The Dutch themselves believe that Maastricht, the capital of Limburg, is in the lead among the festive cities - the carnival out there surpasses all others in lively, colorful and loudness, and a huge policeman's doll here looks after it .

And from 14 to 23 March in the life of the small Dutch town of Maastricht, there is an important event in the world of art: the antique fair TEFAF, which has been held here regularly since 1975, and during this time has turned into one of the most authoritative similar events around the world. At the fair for sale are the masterpieces of painting and sculpture of the world's masters: it is very interesting to get here in time, because all these works of art will be in private collections by the end of the event.

It's no wonder that in the country, famous for the whole world with beautiful tulips, the spring time of flowering opens with a magical and stunningly beautiful spectacle - the Flower Festival.

It's no wonder that in the country, famous for the whole world with beautiful tulips, the spring time of flowering opens with a magical and stunningly beautiful spectacle - the Flower Festival .The Bloemen Corso begins on the morning of the third Saturday of April, when a column of cars is leaving from Noordwijk, adorned with the most incredible compositions of real flowers, the fragrance of which drives mad .Together with the machines, a huge number of singing and dancing people participate in procession .It is worth saying that to prepare for the holiday talented florists from all over the country begin in a few days: they come up with what will look like installations from flowers, craft illuminated fittings and decorate them with all sorts of colors .The final stop of the parade is the famous Keukenhof park, where most flower festivals take place .

On April 30, throughout the country, one of its main national holidays is celebrated - the Queen's Day (Konninginnedag / Queen's Day), which is also called National Unity Day. On this holiday it is customary to dress in the orange, family color of the Oran dynasty. The streets of the cities are full of orange ribbons, flowers and flags. One of the most interesting traditions of the Queen's Day is the Fraimarket ("free bazaar"): on this day, the Queen's decree for all stores is canceled VAT.

On the Queen's Day, parades, celebrations and festivals are held throughout the country. The main center of all this fun, of course, is Amsterdam, which is flooded with hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world. The streets of the city are rattling with cheerful music, noisy intertwining of voices, and with the onset of darkness - brightly glow in the lights of festive fireworks.

The whole world knows how the Dutch love bicycles - the inhabitants of the Netherlands spend about half their lives in the saddle .Therefore, it was impossible to do without a special holiday, Day cyclist .On a beautiful May day, a significant part of the country's population sits on their bicycles and rides around the country .In cities, there are cycling races, everyone can take part in it - specially for this purpose cyclists from all over the world come here .The people are having fun and walking, and cyclists of all nationalities, ages and levels of training are rushing along the streets, because all this does not matter, only freedom, wind in the hair and cries of support for fans .