King's Day
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King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
Aliases (2)
- Queen's Day ×2
- Koningsdag ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
→
national holiday → public holiday → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koningsdag
→
|
| associatedWith |
Dutch monarchy
→
Dutch national identity → House of Orange-Nassau → |
| celebratedIn |
Amsterdam
→
Rotterdam → The Hague → Utrecht → cities and towns across the Netherlands → |
| celebratedOn |
27 April
→
27 April each year → |
| country |
Netherlands
→
|
| crowdCharacteristic |
large outdoor crowds
→
|
| dressCode |
clothing with Dutch flags or symbols
→
orange wigs and accessories → |
| economicImpact |
boosts tourism in the Netherlands
→
|
| feature |
boat parties
→
flea markets → open-air markets → outdoor concerts → public celebrations → street festivals → |
| frequency |
annual
→
|
| hasSymbol |
Dutch flag
→
orange pennant → |
| honors |
birthday of the reigning Dutch monarch
→
|
| inception |
2014
→
|
| legalStatus |
national day off for many people in the Netherlands
→
|
| musicGenreCommon |
Dutch pop
→
electronic dance music → |
| observedIfOnSunday |
26 April
→
|
| occursDuring |
spring
→
|
| predecessor |
Queen's Day
→
|
| publicTransportStatus |
often operates on special schedules
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|
| replaces |
Queen's Day on 30 April
→
|
| themeColor |
orange
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|
| timezoneContext |
Central European Time
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| tradition |
decorating streets and houses in orange
→
selling second-hand goods without a permit → wearing orange clothing → |
| typicalActivities |
attending music festivals
→
family-oriented outdoor activities → social drinking in public spaces → visiting vrijmarkt (free market) → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Order of Orange-Nassau
→
Order of Orange-Nassau ("Queen's Day") → |
conferredOn |
|
King's Day
("Koningsdag")
→
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alsoKnownAs |
|
House of Orange-Nassau
→
|
associatedWithEvent |
|
Netherlands
→
|
nationalDay |
|
King's Day
("Queen's Day")
→
|
predecessor |
|
Order of Orange-Nassau
→
|
typicalAwardDate |