Female Wrestler Tights

We write about what I did last week ("vacation" on the Dutch island of Terschelling), I must mention first of festivities and celebrations that took place just a week of my absence. Let me start by Koninginnedag, or Queen's Day.

Koninginnedag is a national holiday celebrated in the Netherlands and the islands of Curacao, Sint Maarten and Aruba. Holiday falls since 1949 on 30 April (previously: 31 August - birthday of Queen Wilhelmina). On this day celebrations organized and so. "Free market" ( vrijmarkt - flea market, which does not require a permit to sell goods, ideal for those who want to get rid of some junk from the house, this market is held only on that date), where you can obtain on cheap books, animal cages, pictures, lamps, chairs, etc..

Since 1980, when the Queen's Day falls on Sunday, celebrating it on Saturday, April 29. Prior to 1980, in which case the holiday is celebrated on Monday, May 1.

HISTORY

In the nineteenth century the Dutch were celebrating " Waterloodag ", the day of the Battle of Waterloo, falling on 18 June. But the end of the century the memory of this event disappeared, and the "holiday" is celebrated on the wane. Even before the actual " Koninginnedag " held 31 August 1885 year " Prinsessedag " the Day of the Princess - Princess Wilhelmina's 5th birthday. This initiative was intended to emphasize national unity. After the death of King Willem III in 1890 " Princsessedag " has been replaced by " Koninginnedag " that initially functioned mainly as a holiday for children. 31 August 1898 year, in her 18th birthday, Wilhelmina officially took power. Previously, the authority exercised her mother Emma as regent. Until 1948, Queen's Day was celebrated on August 31. Until World War II it competed with the uproariously checked on May 1 - Labor Day.

In 1948 he sat on the throne of Queen Juliana. Since 1949, Queen's Day in celebrating her birthday - April 30. Over time, the feast it became a day off from work and started to celebrate them throughout the kingdom.

Today

After taking the throne by Queen Beatrix in 1980, it decided that Koninginnedag to leave without changing the date. The reason for this decision was the fact that on the day of her birthday (January 31) the weather is not conducive to organizing major events in the outdoors. Beatrix also changed the form of Koninginnedag .

Earlier it looked as it organized a parade before the Soestdijk palace where she lived queen of the family. Then, before the crowds gathered in the palace of the Dutch gifts and flowers. School children marched to City Hall to sing patriotic songs and the Mayor of the national anthem, and then took part in the games prepared for them. Day traditionally closed marching with lanterns.

Queen Beatrix had chosen a more active form of celebration Koninginnedag. It is visited every year, as the largest number of members of the royal family, one (or sometimes two) of the Netherlands. In recent years, they are usually a smaller town and major city in the provincial area. The inhabitants of these places for the royal family are preparing a special celebration: traditional dancing, singing, hand-held devices, sports displays, etc.. This year, Beatrix visited the city of Thorn, and Weert in the province of Limburg.

In many places in the Queen's Day organized by the huge plenary ceremony. Especially Amsterdam is known for its great market and events that attract annually around half a million people. Also from abroad. I do not have your own photos of Koninginnedag since that day we sat in the train, the direction of Terschelling. Therefore, I refer you to network and encourage you to visit the Netherlands next year during the holidays;)

Koninginnedag 2009

This year is worth nadmienienia the grounds that it had in place attack on the royal family . While the queen and her family passed through bus through the town of Apeldoorn, in the gathered crowd to see it hit the black car, Suzuki Swift, missed a few meters of the bus and stopped at standing near the monument. 8 people were killed including the driver - Dutch Karst'em tates. The Royal Family, in which this attack was directed, not injuries.