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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Day canonical | 5 |
| Queen's Day | 2 |
| King’s Day | 1 |
| Koningsdag | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King's Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Koningsdag
|
| associatedWith |
House of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
King's Day
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's Day
|
| publicTransportStatus | often operates on special schedules ⓘ |
| replaces | Queen's Day on 30 April ⓘ |
| themeColor | orange ⓘ |
| timezoneContext | Central European Time ⓘ |
| 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 (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Koningsdag
this entity surface form:
Queen's Day
this entity surface form:
Queen's Day
subject surface form:
House of Orange-Nassau
subject surface form:
Order of Orange-Nassau
this entity surface form:
King’s Day