The document summarizes several national celebrations in the Netherlands: - Queen's Day is celebrated on April 30th to mark the queen's birthday. - Memorial Day on May 4th commemorates victims of World War 2. - Liberation Day on May 5th celebrates the liberation from German occupation. - Other Christian holidays discussed are Good Friday, Easter, Whitsun, Ascension Day, and Carnival.

1. Our national celebrations

2. Queensday
Our queen
On Queensday we celebrate the
birthday of our Queen. We celebrate
it April 30th.

3. Memorial Day
• In the Netherlands annually on the 4th of May we have our
National Memorial. People commemorate on that National
Memorial day the victims of the world war II.
From 1961 there is not only a
memorial day on the 4th of May for
the Dutch victims of the world war II ,
but also the dutch victims of other
conflicts in the world.

4. Liberation Day
0ne day later, on 5th of May we
celebrate the liberation of the
German occupation.

5. Good Friday
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. On
this day Christians commemorate the
crucifixion of Jesus Christus

6. Easter
Jezus is born again!!
Easter is the most important Christian
festival .
Chocolate eggs Christians celebrate this day that Jesus
rose from the dead.
We eat Chocolate eggs on this day.

7. Whitsun
At Whitsun, the appearance of the Holy Spirit
is celebrated
The symbol of whitsun

8. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the celebration
of the ascension of Jesus Christ.
It is also the feast of the Christian
Workers Movement
The symbol

9. Carnival
• Carnival is a Catholic
celebration.
• During carnival we wear
strange, funny costumes
and have parades.