The Netherlands

THE NETHERLANDS

 

Hi everyone, we're Kiko, Alicia, Andrea and Nadia, today we're going to expose The Netherlands. 
Talk about festivities, typical dresses, food, etc 
Now my mates are going to explain these points, I hope you enjoy it.
The Netherlands is in the north, the capital is Amsterdam. The most important cities in the Netherlands are Rotterdam, Delft, Den Haag, Gouda and Utrecht and their official languages ​​are Dutch and Dutch sign language.
The current currency is the euro, and in 2002 the Dutch guilder (gulden). His name is Dutch. The telephone prefix is ​​+31. 
The initial of car license plates is Nl, the IOC is ned (1992), hol and the Internet domain is .nl.
Some of the famous people are Van Gogh, Rembang, Johannes Vermeer, Mata Hari and Vanessa Van Cartier, the most important holidays are New Year, Easter, Koningsdag, Bevrijdingsdag, Pentecost, Hemelvaartsdag, Prinsjesdag and Sinterklass.
Some curious facts: 
-Dutch men are the world's tallest people.
-Has over 1200 bridges.
-The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
-The Dutch invented gin.
-Home birth is still popular in the Netherlands.

 

Hello, we are Group 2, consisting of Lucia, Izan, Nayara and Victor, and we’re going to talk about The Netherlands, which is located in the northwest of Europe.

The capital of The Netherlands is Amsterdam, and their native language is Dutch and English, and they are also called Dutch. Other important cities of The Netherlands are Alkmaar, Róterdam and Groningen.

Some of the more official knowledge is for example that the currency they use is the Euro, as in most of Europe, the Dutch telephone prefix is “+31”, their car initials are NL, and their COI code, which is used for the Olympics Games are HOL, since 1988, and nowadays is NED. And also their internet domain is “.nl”.

Their most known celebrities are, Van Gogh, the famous artist, Famke Janssen, who’s famous for the role of Jean Grey in X-Men, and Afrojack, a famous DJ known for the song “Give Me Everything” with Pitbull.

They have a lot of important festivities, so here are some of them, on the 6th of December is celebrated Sinterklass (Saint Nicolas), on the 27th of April is Koningsdag (King’s Day) and three days later, on the 30th is Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day), and lastly on the 4 of May is Nationale Dodenherdenking (remember of the dead). And their traditional dresses are called Vollendame, and are also worn with a pair of wooden shoes called Klompen, in The Netherlands these are known as Dutch Maids.

Finally, here are some fun facts about The Netherlands that you might not know, first of all, did you know that in The Netherlands there are more bikes than people? The citizens like to travel a lot by bike because it is easier, and the tulip is their most characteristic flower, and it's represented in a lot of Dutch art. Lastly, Anne’s Frank previous house, before moving to Germany, is located in Amsterdam, and its now known as the Museum of Anne Frank.

And that's all for our part, I hope you liked it and now you know a little bit more about The Netherlands.