"Three young Dutch girls with the Dutch flag painted on their..."

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1 May 2022

Three young Dutch girls with the Dutch flag painted on their faces pose happily in front of the canal. The Netherlands celebrates King's Day after two years of cancellation due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown restrictions and measures. Thousands of locals, revellers and visitors have visited city center, the parks near Rijksmuseum, the canals of Amsterdam to celebrate with various festivities the birthday of King Willem-Alexander known as Koningsdag, a Dutch national holiday. All kind of boats and vessels are seen in the canals passing under the famous bridges and near the narrow houses of Amsterdam with people on the dancing and having fun. The boats parade down in the inner city canals while travelers gather on the streets. During Koningstag large-scale celebrations take place with many concerts and special events in public spaces across the country but especially in Amsterdam near the Museumplein. This year 300.000 visitors from the country and tourists from abroad were expected to visit Amsterdam, with more than 1.000.000 people out on the streets, canals, stages and special venues. The local authorities and municipalities took measures to control the large crowds and the spread of the virus, Amsterdam imposed the one beer rule. Koningsdag is known for its nationwide vrijmarkt ("free market"), at which the Dutch sell their used items. It is also an opportunity for "orange madness" or oranjegekte, a kind of frenzy named for the national colour. Amsterdam, the Netherlands on April 27, 2022

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