Queen's day

April 30th.
Do you know this date is special in Holland??
It's "Queen's Day" means queen's birthday.
BUT!! It's not birthday of current queen, Beatrix.
This day is birthday of her mother, Julianna.
Why didn't it change when throne was succeed to Beatrix??
You can find an answer from now!

Queen's day is not only for queen 's birthday.
The main event all around the country is flea market!!
Anyone can open own shop in anywhrere.
Many people sell their needless goods.
For example, Kids clothes, Toys, Accesories, and many other things.
Some people sell their cookigs or hand-making crafts.
Everyone decorate their shops and themselves with orange color.
They paint their face and wear an orange cloths.
So, The whole town colored with orange.

It's very very Funny!
On this day, The country host a festival.
I love this day.
Every year, I was looking forward to this day.
I prepared a lot for a flea market.

Do you want to join??
Please go to Holland on April ３０ｔｈ!!

Basic information

Welcome to my blog.
This is my first entry.
Today, I will introduce about Holland with basic information.
Let's start!!

Holland is also called "The Netherlands."
In Dutch, it called "Nederland."
It means the country in the lower level.
Yes, Holland is under the sea level.
Do you know why it can't be flooded??
In the old time, People made their own land by them selves.
They removed water with windmill and made the greatest bank.
This history is very very famous in the world.
This land type is introduced in Japanese geography text book.

The language is Dutch.
But, almost every people can speak English.
Because, Holland has many kind of people.
German, Asian, Arabic and so on...
If you walk around town, you can see many different type people.
This fact is not so major, but Holland is very international country.


Next time, I will introduce about Queen's day.
This special day is the most happy day in the year.