King's Day
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' () or Kingsday is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April (or, if that is a Sunday, on the 26th), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is known as () or Queensday' and, under Queen Beatrix until 2013, was celebrated on 30 April. She prolonged the tradition that was born under her mother's reign: Queen Juliana's birthday was on 30 April.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Koningsdag
- Holiday.type
- National
- Holiday.longtype
- National holiday
- Holiday.image
- Amsterdam's Canals.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- People dressed in orange on the canals of Amsterdam in 2010
- Holiday.observedby
- Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
- Holiday.date
- 27 April (26 April if 27 April is a Sunday)
- Holiday.celebrations
- Partying, wearing orange costumes, flea markets, concerts and traditional local gatherings
- Holiday.significance
- Birthday of King Willem-Alexander
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Changing of the date
- History
- Wilhelmina (1885–1948)
- Juliana (1948–1980)
- Beatrix (1980–2013)
- Willem-Alexander
- Activities
- Flea market
- Festivities
- Festivals
- Honours
- Observance in Dutch territories outside Europe
- See also
- References
- External links
' () or Kingsday is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April (or, if that is a Sunday, on the 26th), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is known as () or Queensday' and, under Queen Beatrix until 2013, was celebrated on 30 April. She prolonged the tradition that was born under her mother's reign: Queen Juliana's birthday was on 30 April.
The holiday was initially observed on 31 August 1885 as or Princessday, the fifth birthday of Princess Wilhelmina, then heir presumptive to the Dutch throne. On her accession in November 1890 the holiday acquired the name , first celebrated on 31 August 1891. In September 1948, her daughter Juliana ascended to the throne and the holiday was moved to her birthday, 30 April. The holiday was celebrated on this date from 1949.
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