Liberation Day: A Celebration of Freedom and Remembrance
6 years, 7 months ago

Liberation Day: A Celebration of Freedom and Remembrance

Dutch News  

Five years of occupation during WWII left an indelible imprint on the Netherlands, with the annual National Remembrance Day marking the passage of fallen soldiers and celebrating the freedom that they fought to protect. The country observes Remembrance Day on May 4 and celebrates Liberation Day on May 5, with various events and activities taking place across the country.

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British veteran, 96, lights flame to start Liberation Day celebrations
2 years, 7 months ago

British veteran, 96, lights flame to start Liberation Day celebrations

Dutch News  

The Freedom Flame was lit in Wageningen at midnight together with 96-year-old British veteran Harry Rawlings, to kick off a day of celebration as the Netherlands marks Liberation Day. From Wageningen, where the Nazis signed the capitulation order on May 5, 1945, the flame is taken by relay to the 14 locations nationwide where official freedom festivals are being held. …

British veteran, 96, lights flame to start Liberation Day celebrations
2 years, 7 months ago

British veteran, 96, lights flame to start Liberation Day celebrations

Dutch News  

The Freedom Flame was lit in Wageningen at midnight together with 96-year-old British veteran Harry Rawlings, to kick off a day of celebration as the Netherlands marks Liberation Day. From Wageningen, where the Nazis signed the capitulation order on May 5, 1945, the flame is taken by relay to the 14 locations nationwide where official freedom festivals are being held. …

Over 80% of NL residents want 5 May to be a public holiday
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 80% of NL residents want 5 May to be a public holiday

NL Times  

While Liberation Day on May 5 is a national holiday in the Netherlands, it is not a day off for everyone. The vast majority of Netherlands residents want this to change, with 83 percent thinking May 5 should be a paid day off for everyone, Hart van Nederland reports after surveying 3,900 people. Among people over 50, 78 percent want …

Liberation festivals kick off; Reflecting on Ukraine war at 4:55 pm
2 years, 7 months ago

Liberation festivals kick off; Reflecting on Ukraine war at 4:55 pm

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ambassador for Peace, Duncan Laurence, lit the liberation fire at the Liberation Festival in 's-Hertogenbosch and officially kicked off all 14 Liberation Festivals, NU.nl reports. They'll visit and perform at the Liberation Festivals in fourteen cities in the Netherlands. While celebrating the Netherlands' liberation from the German occupiers and the end of World War II …

Netherlands celebrates its Liberation today
2 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands celebrates its Liberation today

NL Times  

Today, the Netherlands celebrates Liberation Day for the first time in two years without coronavirus restrictions. The May 5 concert, the traditional end of Liberation Day, will again happen outside on the Amstel in Amsterdam with an audience and in the presence of the Royal family. Maksym Kononenko, the ambassador of Ukraine in the Netherlands, will give a speech during …

The Netherlands remembers its war dead with two minutes silence
2 years, 7 months ago

The Netherlands remembers its war dead with two minutes silence

Dutch News  

The Netherlands remembered those who died in World War II and in later conflicts with two minutes silence at 8pm on Wednesday evening. In Amsterdam, king Willem-Alexander and queen Maxima laid the first wreath at the war memorial on the Dam, followed by representatives of the armed forces, and the relatives of some of those who died. ‘The memories of …

The Netherlands remembers its war dead with two minutes silence
2 years, 7 months ago

The Netherlands remembers its war dead with two minutes silence

Dutch News  

The Netherlands remembered those who died in World War II and in later conflicts with two minutes silence at 8pm on Wednesday evening. In Amsterdam, king Willem-Alexander and queen Maxima laid the first wreath at the war memorial on the Dam, followed by representatives of the armed forces, and the relatives of some of those who died. ‘The memories of …

Remembrance Day: Netherlands commemorates war victims
2 years, 7 months ago

Remembrance Day: Netherlands commemorates war victims

NL Times  

Like every year on May 5, the Netherlands will commemorate the civilians and soldiers killed or murdered since the outbreak of the Second World War, in war situations, and in peace operations. At 11:00 a.m., Tweede Kamer president Vera Bergkamp will speak at the commemoration at the Honor Roll of the Fallen 1940-1945, after which wreaths will be laid. Another …

Support for Remembrance Day remains high, as NL prepares for May 4 and 5
2 years, 7 months ago

Support for Remembrance Day remains high, as NL prepares for May 4 and 5

Dutch News  

Some 83% of the Dutch population say that Remembrance Day is an important event in the calendar, according to the annual Freedom Survey carried out by the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei, which organises the commemorations. The Netherlands will fall silent for two minutes at 8pm on Wednesday night, as the country remembers the Dutch who died in World …

Support for Remembrance Day remains high, as NL prepares for May 4 and 5
2 years, 7 months ago

Support for Remembrance Day remains high, as NL prepares for May 4 and 5

Dutch News  

Some 83% of the Dutch population say that Remembrance Day is an important event in the calendar, according to the annual Freedom Survey carried out by the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei, which organises the commemorations. The Netherlands will fall silent for two minutes at 8pm on Wednesday night, as the country remembers the Dutch who died in World …

NL residents still support Remembrance, Liberation Day
2 years, 7 months ago

NL residents still support Remembrance, Liberation Day

NL Times  

A large majority of Netherlands residents still think it is important to commemorate National Remembrance Day on May 4 and Liberation Day a day later. Netherlands residents consider May 4 and 5 particularly important because of the sense of community and because they consider it essential to reflect on the people who died for freedom. "People feel grateful for the …

Public to return to Remembrance Day, Liberation Day events this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Public to return to Remembrance Day, Liberation Day events this year

NL Times  

The National Commemoration of the Second World War on Dam Square in Amsterdam on 4 May is open to everyone again this year. In the past two years, only a handful of people besides King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima attended Remembrance Day on Dam Square because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Liberation Day celebration on 5 May is also open …

Netherlands marks Remembrance Day; events mostly online
3 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands marks Remembrance Day; events mostly online

NL Times  

The Netherlands is honoring the victims of the Second World War on Remembrance Day on Tuesday. For the second year in a row, most of the ceremonies are held online or without public due to the ongoing coronavirus health crisis. The King also gave a speech last year marking the first time a Dutch head of state spoke on Remembrance …

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