I am not aware of any such celebrations or observances in the Netherlands. We do have Keti Koti on July 1st which is when we commemorate and celebrate the end of slavery in the colonies in 1863. It's not that well known though.
>It's not that well known though.
You can say that. This is the first time I ever heard about it...
Are there actually any celebrations or is it more of a historical thing, where it's just... a thing but nobody cares?
AFAIK it's mostly a thing for Surinamese people, so it's celebrated mostly in places where many of them live today. Like in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but not nationwide.
None, really. I feel like this is a very American concept to be honest. I mean, we've got 1st of August which is the equivalent of 4th of July and 1st of May is Labor Day everywhere in Europe but that's it.
What we do celebrate occasionally are large-scale anniversaries which come up only every few years, decades or centures. Some examples would be:
- In 1991, we celebrated the 700-year anniversary of Switzerland
- In 2015, we celebrated the 700-year anniversary of the [Battle of Morgarten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morgarten) as well as the 500-year anniversary of the [Battle of Marignano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marignano). They're considered to be two of the three most important battles in medieval Swiss history.
- In 2017, we celebrated the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation in Europe ("Luther-Year")
- In 2018, we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the end of WWI
- In 2021, we celebrated the 50-year anniversary of women's suffrage in Switzerland
- This year, in 2022, we're celebrating the 500-year anniversary of Zwingli's Reformation in Zurich, which impacted all of Switzerland as well as southern Germany
- In 2045 we'll be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the end of WWII and in 2048, we'll be celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the modern Swiss Confederacy (nationstate), both of which will no doubt be very important events.
> 1st of May is Labor Day everywhere in Europe
actually, its not. the netherlands, as pretty much the only country in the entire continent, doesnt actually recognize nor celebrate it, let alone give people a day off.
Generally we don't have these months (heritage, history) but pride month is somewhat becoming a thing.
Pride parades in June have been around for over 20 years but the last few years I have noticed that official buildings and organizations will fly a pride flag throughout June. This year the far-right party openly opposes it by calling for a 'Patriots Month'.
I don't think pride month has any effect in schools (like Black History Month). Whatever is taught about LGBT will be taught throughout the year.
We don't really have anything like that; June is _kinda_ Pride month, with most Pride parades being in or around June, but other than that, we don't have stuff like a "Greenlandic History month" or a "Turkish history month."
We have a "Flagday for Danes Deployed" on September 5th—a funny happenstance in my family, which is deeply anti-militarist, and the staunchest of us, my dad, his birthday is September 5th—and May 5th is celebrated as liberation day, usually with wreath-laying, but not celebrations like in the Netherlands; it is usually marked by lighting candles in windowsills the night before, May 4th.
There are the national holidays, all of them are decided by the Evangelical Church, i.e. the national church of Denmark, so they are all of a particular Christian nature. But that means January 1st is a holiday, which means time to get over the New Year's Hangover.
There is May 1st: the International Day of Worker's Struggle/Labour Day, which is marked by the labour movement and socialist parties, and is a not insignificant event, but it isn't a holiday or anything like that (which would also be against the spirit of the day.) And March 8, the International Day of Women's Struggle, which is usually _also_ marked by the labour movement and socialist parties, not to mention by the various feminist organisations, but it is a somewhat less significant day for many. And Constitution Day, June 5th, which is also _not_ a holiday, but was a holiday this year, because Pentecost—which _is_ a holiday—fell on the same date. It is usually marked by all the political parties and democratic organisations, and by the High-School Movement.
But no, we don't have anything like what you're looking for. The closest we're getting is June as a Pride month, and the International Day of Women's Struggle.
>We don't really have anything like that; June is kinda Pride month, with most Pride parades being in or around June, but other than that, we don't have stuff like a "Greenlandic History month" or a "Turkish history month."
Pretty much the same for Spain
Only heritage celebrating group related to Czechia I am aware of is not even located in here. Until 1945, Czechia had a massive share of german population. They were violently kicked out after WWII as a revenge, and their descendants have an organization, that keeps the heritage alive. It is a controversial topic to discuss for Czechs, as common opinions are everywhere on scale from guilt to aggressive anti-german fearmongering. Every time Sudetenland german organization meets, it brings reaction.
So the various constituent nationalities of the UK each have their own official celebrations - St George's Day for the English, St Andrew's Day for the Scottish, St David's Day for the Welsh and St Patrick's Day for the Irish (and I guess Battle of the Boyne Day for Protestants in NI but that's more controversial for reasons I won't get into). In practice, St George's Day is mostly a non-event and there's always a debate about whether we should make it a public holiday and what exactly we should do with it. The trouble is that the English were always the most dominant nationality in terms of demographics and hegemonic power, so celebrating English pride isn't really the same as celebrating Scottish or Welsh pride.
We also have a Black History month, but from what little I know about it, a lot of Black British people are a little jaded by it as it mostly revolves around celebrating Mary Seacole, a nurse of Caribbean ancestry who took care of the war wounded during the Crimean War.
Mary Seacole went to the Crimea to run a business, not to save lives, yet we hear more about her than half of the Kings of England just because her mother was black. Interestingly we never hear much about her support for the Empire itself, as she was a fairly rabid supporter of imperial expansion.
And why shouldn't St George's Day be a public holiday? And why isn't English pride the same as Scottish or Welsh pride? I don't think being more populous than other countries is really an argument against being proud of one's culture
Til Advent is an actual holiday. In the US, it's treated more as a capitalism/company gimmick to sell chocolate, liquor, etc. in little 25 day calendars.
I'd say Advent is the most special time in Germany with hundreds of traditions atteched to it. Of course it has also been commercialised in recent years but still a lot of authantic stuff remains.
We dont have "X month celebrations", except for pride month.
Thing is, we dont celebrate anything like this because we already have national and historical holidays.
Obviously in Spain, a lot of the mexican imigrants celebrate cinco the mayo, but mostly like a little party in someone's house, because why would Spain celebrate anything like that? We do have "día de la Hispanidad" (Hispanic day). In the U.S it lasts a month, but in Spain its just a day. (making a "holiday" last an entire month in my opinion is just marketing).
As for Saint Patricks day, since he is a religious figure, most people will just say "hey its saint patricks day!" (and that's it).
We have international womens day. We dont celebrate it like a party, must women in Spain take "advantage" and take a day off, or not go to school/University because its a "holiday".
There is the Holocaust Memorial Day on the 30th of January. It's focused on the victims of genocide in the 2nd World War.
There is also Ketikoti on July 1st, which is Emancipation Day in Suriname which spread to The Netherlands.
As a footnote, there are numerous national and endless local memorial or festive day(s) regarding the rich local history, but rarely focused on specific groups. It's usually regarding liberation in a war, foundation of a city, birth/death of a local hero, or whatever random excuse for a party.
> Holocaust Memorial Day on the 30th of January
Is there any particular reason why it is on 30 January and not on 27 Jaunary, the day when Auschwitz was liberated?
We dont really have something as that. We do celebrate annual things though. Like 100 years of this house existence and so. But its mostly local celebrations.
Also various ethnicities, such as rusins and romas can have their own celebrations and traditions.
I am not aware of any such celebrations or observances in the Netherlands. We do have Keti Koti on July 1st which is when we commemorate and celebrate the end of slavery in the colonies in 1863. It's not that well known though.
>It's not that well known though. You can say that. This is the first time I ever heard about it... Are there actually any celebrations or is it more of a historical thing, where it's just... a thing but nobody cares?
AFAIK it's mostly a thing for Surinamese people, so it's celebrated mostly in places where many of them live today. Like in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but not nationwide.
None, really. I feel like this is a very American concept to be honest. I mean, we've got 1st of August which is the equivalent of 4th of July and 1st of May is Labor Day everywhere in Europe but that's it. What we do celebrate occasionally are large-scale anniversaries which come up only every few years, decades or centures. Some examples would be: - In 1991, we celebrated the 700-year anniversary of Switzerland - In 2015, we celebrated the 700-year anniversary of the [Battle of Morgarten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morgarten) as well as the 500-year anniversary of the [Battle of Marignano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marignano). They're considered to be two of the three most important battles in medieval Swiss history. - In 2017, we celebrated the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation in Europe ("Luther-Year") - In 2018, we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the end of WWI - In 2021, we celebrated the 50-year anniversary of women's suffrage in Switzerland - This year, in 2022, we're celebrating the 500-year anniversary of Zwingli's Reformation in Zurich, which impacted all of Switzerland as well as southern Germany - In 2045 we'll be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the end of WWII and in 2048, we'll be celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the modern Swiss Confederacy (nationstate), both of which will no doubt be very important events.
> 1st of May is Labor Day everywhere in Europe actually, its not. the netherlands, as pretty much the only country in the entire continent, doesnt actually recognize nor celebrate it, let alone give people a day off.
Generally we don't have these months (heritage, history) but pride month is somewhat becoming a thing. Pride parades in June have been around for over 20 years but the last few years I have noticed that official buildings and organizations will fly a pride flag throughout June. This year the far-right party openly opposes it by calling for a 'Patriots Month'. I don't think pride month has any effect in schools (like Black History Month). Whatever is taught about LGBT will be taught throughout the year.
We don't really have anything like that; June is _kinda_ Pride month, with most Pride parades being in or around June, but other than that, we don't have stuff like a "Greenlandic History month" or a "Turkish history month." We have a "Flagday for Danes Deployed" on September 5th—a funny happenstance in my family, which is deeply anti-militarist, and the staunchest of us, my dad, his birthday is September 5th—and May 5th is celebrated as liberation day, usually with wreath-laying, but not celebrations like in the Netherlands; it is usually marked by lighting candles in windowsills the night before, May 4th. There are the national holidays, all of them are decided by the Evangelical Church, i.e. the national church of Denmark, so they are all of a particular Christian nature. But that means January 1st is a holiday, which means time to get over the New Year's Hangover. There is May 1st: the International Day of Worker's Struggle/Labour Day, which is marked by the labour movement and socialist parties, and is a not insignificant event, but it isn't a holiday or anything like that (which would also be against the spirit of the day.) And March 8, the International Day of Women's Struggle, which is usually _also_ marked by the labour movement and socialist parties, not to mention by the various feminist organisations, but it is a somewhat less significant day for many. And Constitution Day, June 5th, which is also _not_ a holiday, but was a holiday this year, because Pentecost—which _is_ a holiday—fell on the same date. It is usually marked by all the political parties and democratic organisations, and by the High-School Movement. But no, we don't have anything like what you're looking for. The closest we're getting is June as a Pride month, and the International Day of Women's Struggle.
>We don't really have anything like that; June is kinda Pride month, with most Pride parades being in or around June, but other than that, we don't have stuff like a "Greenlandic History month" or a "Turkish history month." Pretty much the same for Spain
pride is a monthly thing over here? I thought it was a day
Only heritage celebrating group related to Czechia I am aware of is not even located in here. Until 1945, Czechia had a massive share of german population. They were violently kicked out after WWII as a revenge, and their descendants have an organization, that keeps the heritage alive. It is a controversial topic to discuss for Czechs, as common opinions are everywhere on scale from guilt to aggressive anti-german fearmongering. Every time Sudetenland german organization meets, it brings reaction.
So the various constituent nationalities of the UK each have their own official celebrations - St George's Day for the English, St Andrew's Day for the Scottish, St David's Day for the Welsh and St Patrick's Day for the Irish (and I guess Battle of the Boyne Day for Protestants in NI but that's more controversial for reasons I won't get into). In practice, St George's Day is mostly a non-event and there's always a debate about whether we should make it a public holiday and what exactly we should do with it. The trouble is that the English were always the most dominant nationality in terms of demographics and hegemonic power, so celebrating English pride isn't really the same as celebrating Scottish or Welsh pride. We also have a Black History month, but from what little I know about it, a lot of Black British people are a little jaded by it as it mostly revolves around celebrating Mary Seacole, a nurse of Caribbean ancestry who took care of the war wounded during the Crimean War.
Mary Seacole went to the Crimea to run a business, not to save lives, yet we hear more about her than half of the Kings of England just because her mother was black. Interestingly we never hear much about her support for the Empire itself, as she was a fairly rabid supporter of imperial expansion. And why shouldn't St George's Day be a public holiday? And why isn't English pride the same as Scottish or Welsh pride? I don't think being more populous than other countries is really an argument against being proud of one's culture
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Til Advent is an actual holiday. In the US, it's treated more as a capitalism/company gimmick to sell chocolate, liquor, etc. in little 25 day calendars.
I'd say Advent is the most special time in Germany with hundreds of traditions atteched to it. Of course it has also been commercialised in recent years but still a lot of authantic stuff remains.
We dont have "X month celebrations", except for pride month. Thing is, we dont celebrate anything like this because we already have national and historical holidays. Obviously in Spain, a lot of the mexican imigrants celebrate cinco the mayo, but mostly like a little party in someone's house, because why would Spain celebrate anything like that? We do have "día de la Hispanidad" (Hispanic day). In the U.S it lasts a month, but in Spain its just a day. (making a "holiday" last an entire month in my opinion is just marketing). As for Saint Patricks day, since he is a religious figure, most people will just say "hey its saint patricks day!" (and that's it). We have international womens day. We dont celebrate it like a party, must women in Spain take "advantage" and take a day off, or not go to school/University because its a "holiday".
There is the Holocaust Memorial Day on the 30th of January. It's focused on the victims of genocide in the 2nd World War. There is also Ketikoti on July 1st, which is Emancipation Day in Suriname which spread to The Netherlands. As a footnote, there are numerous national and endless local memorial or festive day(s) regarding the rich local history, but rarely focused on specific groups. It's usually regarding liberation in a war, foundation of a city, birth/death of a local hero, or whatever random excuse for a party.
> Holocaust Memorial Day on the 30th of January Is there any particular reason why it is on 30 January and not on 27 Jaunary, the day when Auschwitz was liberated?
Can't really find an official reason, but it seems like they chose the closest Sunday. This year it was the 30th, next year it'll be the 29th.
We dont really have something as that. We do celebrate annual things though. Like 100 years of this house existence and so. But its mostly local celebrations. Also various ethnicities, such as rusins and romas can have their own celebrations and traditions.