On May 5, hundreds celebrated Liberation Day, or Bevrijdingsdag, in Westerpark. This year, the Dutch celebrated their 73rd anniversary since the liberation from the Nazi occupation.
Liberation Day
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My ethnicity doesn’t determine my future
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Photo Story: Remembrance Day
Every year on May 4, the Netherlands commemorate those who have fallen in World War II and those who gave their lives in peacekeeping missions ever since. At 8pm, 2 minutes of silence […]
Remembrance Day, Lest We Forget
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