Leidens Ontzet

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Leidens Ontzet is an annual festival in Leiden commemorating the city's 1574 liberation from the Spanish siege during the Eighty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual festival
historical commemoration
public holiday
alsoKnownAs 3 October Festival
3 Oktoberfeest
Siege of Leiden
surface form: Ontzet van Leiden
celebratedIn Leiden NERFINISHED
commemorates Eighty Years' War
Siege of Leiden
liberation of Leiden in 1574
country Netherlands
follows Siege of Leiden
hasCause Siege of Leiden
surface form: Spanish siege of Leiden

relief of Leiden by Dutch and allied forces
hasCulturalAspect civic rituals
folk traditions
local music
street decorations
hasFrequency annual
hasKeySymbol Dutch flag
Leiden city keys
hasLanguage Dutch
hasMainDate 3 October
hasParticipant residents of Leiden
visitors from other parts of the Netherlands
hasPrecedingEvents activities on 2 October
hasSignificance celebration of freedom
key event in Leiden civic identity
symbol of resistance against Spanish rule
hasStartTime 1574
hasTraditionalActivity church services
fireworks
funfair
historical reenactments
music performances
official ceremonies
parades
hasTraditionalFood haring en wittebrood
hutspot
inception 1574
isPartOf local public holidays in Leiden
legalStatus official local holiday in Leiden
locatedIn Leiden NERFINISHED
occursInMonth October
organisedBy 3 October Vereeniging
municipality of Leiden
partOf Dutch national history
pointInTime 3 October

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Leiden celebrates Leidens Ontzet
Siege of Leiden isCommemoratedBy Leidens Ontzet