Word of the day: Seks op Brand (Sex on Fire)
Here in the Netherlands the Dutch like to get an early, early start on the "Carnival Season". (I have always thought of Carnival to be closer to Easter, Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and the NCAA basketball tournament!) Their Carnival season begins each year on November 11 at 11:11am, and this year was even more special since it started precisely on 11/11/11 at 11:11am!! We were told by a few different people that this was an event not to miss! People dress up, drink, and... I guess the celebration varies by each town, but many also pick a "king" or "prince" to represent the town. I am unsure of what this person then does, and if this position is solely based on popularity or what, if they have duties for the day, week or year??? No one was able to confirm further when inquired upon.
So Kim, Jacob and I headed for the Vrijthof square to get in on the action! (Steve was still in-flight back from the U.S.)
To give you a sense of really what this was like, I would compare this to such events in the US as the lighting of the xmas tree in a city, celebrating St. Patrick's day, and Halloween. It is just a "reason" to celebrate and get drunk. I am glad we walked over to check it out, and maybe I would have been a bit more into it had I gone with the mindset of getting drunk??
It was interesting to see the different costumes people wore, people having such pride in their community and the local acts that entertained! ... even heard Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon in Dutch.
If you can make more sense of what this event actually is, be my guest and let me and let all the dutch people know! Bc honestly I think they too would be interested in the answer :)
http://www.de11devande11de.nl/home
Till next time...
Sarah
So Kim, Jacob and I headed for the Vrijthof square to get in on the action! (Steve was still in-flight back from the U.S.)
To give you a sense of really what this was like, I would compare this to such events in the US as the lighting of the xmas tree in a city, celebrating St. Patrick's day, and Halloween. It is just a "reason" to celebrate and get drunk. I am glad we walked over to check it out, and maybe I would have been a bit more into it had I gone with the mindset of getting drunk??
It was interesting to see the different costumes people wore, people having such pride in their community and the local acts that entertained! ... even heard Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon in Dutch.
If you can make more sense of what this event actually is, be my guest and let me and let all the dutch people know! Bc honestly I think they too would be interested in the answer :)
http://www.de11devande11de.nl/home
Till next time...
Sarah
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