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King’s Day Dutch: Koningsdag, is the National holiday celebrated with joyful open air festivities on the King’s Willem-Alexander 50th birthday, held each year in April in the Netherlands. Queensday Amsterdam Amsterdam celebrations are the biggest and the most attractive. More than million people arrive to the city to celebrate this day. Since 1885, while the Netherlands had through generations only female monarchs, this has been the national holiday called Queensday. However in 2013, Queen Beatrix son Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander has been enthroned as the King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while the Queen abdicated and became Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands. Since then, the Queensday has become the King’s Day. King’s Day is celebrated each year on April 27th, the birthday of the King Willem-Alexander, but when the King’s birthday falls on Sunday, celebrations are moved to Saturday. Street carnival, dancing and singing combined with the open air free market, selling and buying of all kinds of small objects by almost all Amsterdam citizens. Traditionally the reigning monarch portraits are on display and streets are decorated with national Dutch flags and the color of orange, the traditional color of the monarchy and the symbol of Dutch patriotism. Many any people dress up as the King or wear the King’s insignia, while almost all try to have an orange accent in their clothing. This is also the day to eat in the streets exotic food Indonesian, Surinamese, Moroccan or Turkish and drink beer or orange juice. A glass of Heineken or Amstel sold in the street will be between €1.50 and €2.50. The Dutch, traditionally the nation of sailors and merchants, celebrate their most important national holiday with selling and buying of small unnecessary objects from their households. The prices are mostly symbolic. Starting as early as 7 A.M., the whole city center becomes a street market. Most of people are selling their stuff directly in front of their house. Fun is the most important here - do not expect to buy anything of value. The tradition is to negotiate about the price and it happens, especially when children are trading, that buyer raises the price to show the playful character of this festive business.

The old area of the Jordaan becomes on the King’s Day most crowded free market area. Oranjegekte (orange folly) is a phenomenon in the Netherlands that occurs during King’s day, international football championships and sometimes at other sporting events. The most important characteristic is the colour orange that dominates the street sight with flags and banners, clothing and even ordinary consumer goods, like drinks. "Please have an Orange Bitter!".

Op Koningsdag kleurt Amsterdam oranje! Veel mensen dragen oranje kleding en de straten en grachten kleuren dan ook helemaal oranje. Op straat, op de grachten en in de parken worden de leukste openluchtfestiviteiten geboden voor jong en oud. Amsterdam kleurt, net als de rest van Nederland, elk jaar op Koningsdag oranje. Op de uitbundigste feestdag van het jaar viert iedereen feest en zet daarmee de koninklijke familie in het zonnetje. Tijdens Koningsdag is het op de grachten van Amsterdam erg gezellig, maar ook erg druk. Met de vele liveoptredens en dj's tijdens Koningsnacht en het enorme aantal evenementen, vrijmarkten en kinderactiviteiten op Koningsdag hoeft niemand zich te vervelen tijdens het grootste straatfeest van het jaar. Zoals het een ware handelsstad betaamt, is Amsterdam de plek bij uitstek om te handelen en te onderhandelen. De vrijmarkt is een uitgelezen kans voor alle Amsterdammers om hun tweedehands spullen op straat of in het park te verkopen en is hiermee een van de grootste vlooienmarkten ter wereld. Ook op de Amsterdamse grachten is het op Koningsdag een groot oranje feest. Duizenden versierde boten varen over de grachten en zorgen vaak voor een gezellig oponthoud. Op een boot Koningsdag vieren is natuurlijk het allerleukst, maar vanaf de kant en de bruggen deel je net zo goed in de feestvreugde. De Prinsengracht raakt overvol met boten. De dansmuziek weergalmt van de boten af. Er wordt op elke boot lekker gedanst en sommige gaan helemaal los. Wat een feest toch, één groot gekkenhuis!! Voor grote straatfeesten zijn de Jordaan, de Wallen, de Nieuwmarkt en de grote pleinen de beste plek. Bewoners en cafés hebben muziek en drank op straat en u loopt van het ene straatfeest naar het volgende. Gezellig en sfeervol, dat zijn de sleutelwoorden voor Koningsdag in de Jordaan!

Taken in: Nederland / Noord-Holland / Amsterdam (show map)

Taken on: April 27, 2017

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