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Dutch culture, explained

Clear cultural guides for Dutch learners, with the history and current news that give the words their context.

Songfestival

How the Dutch experience the Eurovision Song Contest — wins, droughts, S10, Joost Klein, Duncan Laurence, the AVROTROS 2026 boycott, and why the Dutch never just watch.

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het koninklijk feest

Koningsdag

Koningsdag explained: the Dutch King's Day on April 27, the vrijmarkt tradition, the lintjesregen, Oranjegekte, and what really happens in the canals and on the streets.

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het kinderfeest van december

Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas explained: pakjesavond on December 5, the steamboat from Spain, kruidnoten and chocolate letters, surprises and rhyming poems, and the Roetveegpiet shift.

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