Comenius project

financed by the European commission

Maarten van Rossem, Arnhem

Dutch Digital Museum

Symbols

Some Dutch traditional symbols given to all the participating countries during the kick-off meeting in Romania.

Soccer team

Most important national sportThe fans (Oranje legioen) are known for their colourful cheering The Dutch hold the record for playing the most Word Cup finals without ever winning the final.

TULIPSDE KEUKENHOF:The most beautiful spring garden in the world:It is unique and famous throughout the world

It is one of the most popular attractions in the NetherlandsIt is the largest bulb flower park in the world7 million flower bulbs are planted by hand

Walk of Fame with tulips named after famous people.

The Royal Family

The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy: the position of the monarch is laid down in the Constitution. The monarch is the Dutch head of state and, together with the ministers, makes up the government. Queen Beatrix has been the head of state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1980.Queens Day on April 30th , a national holiday celebrated throughout the country

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CHEESE

Cheese has been produced in the Netherlands since prehistorically times.The Netherlands is one of the largestcheese-producing countries in Europe. There are still 5 operational cheese markets in the Netherlands

COWThe  Dutch Belted (Lakenvelder) breed of Dairy cattle is nowadays rare and therefor not for consumptionThere are a lot of cows in the Netherlands mostly milk cowsYou can see the cows all over the Netherlands grazing in the fields

WOODEN SHOES (CLOGS)

Dutch clogs are made for every day use. The red painting on top makes the clogs look like leather shoes. It is a traditional motif on Dutch clogs. Painted and unpainted clogs are sold and worn throughout the Netherlands

HERRING (NIEUWE HARING)Vlaggetjesdag; The day that the first herring is shipped in the harbour by decorated fish boats. As of this moment all of the Dutch will taste the new herring.

Herring is a National Delight

BICYCLES

The bike is the most popular transportation

There are more bikes than people in the Netherlands (18 million)

You can bike across the Netherlands on approximately 17.000 km of cycle path

There are parking lots especially for bikes everywhere

MILLS

Since the Netherlands are below sea level, the main purpose for the Dutch mill is to pump water.There are mills for milling grainThere are special modern windmills designed to make energy

BITTERBAL, FRIKANDEL

AND KIBBELING

Bitterbal: a savoury Dutch meat-based snack eaten plain or with mustardFrikandel: a Dutch meat based snack, eaten plain, with mayonnaise, curry or special (curry, mayonnaise and onions)Kibbeling: a Dutch cod based snack, eaten with a sauceAll three are deep fried and originally made in the Netherlands

ICE SKATING

Very important Dutch sport with lots of varieties such as:Speed skatingIce skatingMarathon skatingThe “Elf Steden Tocht” (11 cities tour)Or just skating for fun

DROP (LIQUORICE)

A famous Dutch sweet is zoute drop, salty liquorice and liquorice sweets. These sweets are small, black and look much like gums. The four types of drop are soft sweet, soft salt, hard sweet and hard salt drop.