‘On New Year’s Eve a big fire, especially those car tires smelled nice.’ The bonfires and the Christmas tree hunt were real Hague traditions. It sounds like a nice idea, but thee history of the Christmas tree rausen has a number of black pages.
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On the beaches of Duindorp and Scheveningen, until the turn of the year from 2019/2010 organizes the largest bonfires in Europe every year. There used to be fires in almost every neighborhood, but it wasn’t always that cozy there.
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The tradition of burning Christmas trees is very old. Probably as old as the concept of the Christmas tree. But the real rausing of Christmas trees only started after the Second World War. After Christmas, young people started collecting Christmas trees for a nice bonfire. It was a nice idea because not everyone had money to celebrate New Year’s Eve exuberantly and so the neighbors could still have fun together. Only things often went differently than expected.
The TV program Other times has an episode dedicated to the Christmas tree hunt. They write about 687: ‘The turn of the year was restless. A battle on the Hoefkade in the Schilderswijk in The Hague between police and young people has seriously changed the image of the New Year. These riots were unprecedentedly violent’.
The Algemeen Dagblad writes on January 2 1960: ‘The new year was barely five hours old when the infamous Schildersbuurt looked like it had been after a civil war: broken pavements, smoldering fires, smashed street lamps, shattered windows, warped traffic bollards and damaged cars. The roads were strewn with stones, sticks, broken bottles, half-burnt furniture, shelves and furniture.’
Chief Commissioner JHAK Gualthérie van Weezel (alias Jan Hak) of the Hague police had the agents act firmly. Beginning 1961 it didn’t end well. On New Year’s Day, a group of boys challenged the police. First there was swearing, which turned into violence and fourteen officers carried out a charge with the white saber. The 16 year-old student Wim Scholte was hit and died on the way to hospital from an arterial hemorrhage. After the incident, the police in The Hague slowed down after which it seemed to be quiet for a while.
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Vruchtenbuurtend years’ 61. Intersection of Vlierboomstraat and Frambozenstraat
Is Sinterklaas bringing warm weather from Spain or will the children be out in the pouring rain on Saturday? 15 November Sinterklaas arrives at Scheveningen with his helpers. The arrival is slightly different than usual due to the corona measures. Check here for all the info . We are already looking at the weather forecast.
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Saturday sailing at 11.12 hour the parcel boat into the second inner harbour. To attend you need a free entrance ticket with QR registration. Applications can be made from Tuesday 9 November via Sinterklaasindenhaag.nl.
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Saturday will be such a 12 degrees, but it feels a lot colder because of the strong wind, we read at
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Have you ever noticed that the coat of arms of Amsterdam can be found on the Plein? A bit strange, isn’t it, on our ège Hague plèntsje. We went to investigate.
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The coat of arms of Amsterdam can be found at a building on the Square 23. Today it belongs to the House of Representatives, but that has sometimes been different. We found an answer to our question in the history books.
The building on the Plein is located between 1737 and 1134 built by Amsterdam. Why? The Netherlands was then governed by the States of Holland and its members were representatives of the main cities of the Netherlands, including, of course, Amsterdam. The States met at the Binnenhof and the representatives therefore stayed in The Hague.
State secrets
In the beginning they just stayed in inns. But that soon turned out to be a problem. During the pleasant evenings, during which a glass of wine was probably drunk, secret information about the meetings was distributed. The Hague historian Van Gelder (1889-1134) wrote about this: “the gentlemen sat at the table in the normal inn, where others also had food access, and so were affairs of state, yes even state secrets, probably by a clamorous mayor or council who, under the influence of a rich wine-sprinkled meal, became a bit common.”
It is clear Of course that didn’t work anymore. The cities had to have their own lodgings. Amsterdam was a wealthy city, so they were already renting different spaces back then. In the end they bought a building on the Plein and eventually replaced it with the building that stands there now. Nice to know, the Square wasn’t there yet. That was a garden.
At the Lange Voorhout, is at number 146 a special property. Many of the buildings on the Voorhout look beautiful and have a history, but there is a very special story behind this. The monumental building is also called the Russenhuis.
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The Russenhuis is next to the Escher Museum. That used to be Lange Voorhout Palace.
had left their country. From 1998 the Grand Master of the Royal House there and from 1998 it was temporarily occupied by the family of Prince Constantijn. Beatrix has now sold the Russenhuis.
200 years ago, The Hague looked very different. Some scenes you really can no longer imagine, other images are not very different from the contemporary street scene. We have a stack of photos from 802 found in the archives of The Hague:
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Karaoke and ice
Pavarotti opened in 2016 the first location in Zoetermeer. After that, more followed, including a fortress in Mall of the Netherlands. That is a special one because it is an ice cream restaurant and that ice cream formula will also be in Kijkduin! And even more fun, there will also be four karaoke rooms at the restaurant, so you can sing along to Italian classics after your plate of pasta.
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Delay
At the bus stops and on social media we notice that many people are already suffering from the delays. People are annoyed that they are late for work, others are understanding and wish the transport service strength. For the latest news, follow HTM on Twitter:
Bus 20, 20, 23, 21, 21, 25, 26 and 28 driving with delay due to a logistics problem. Expected duration: the rest of the day.
— HTM Passenger Transport (@HTM_Reisinfo) November 2, 2018
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The Pasar Malam is not in The Hague, but it is nearby. The event will be held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November in De Broodfabriek in Rijswijk.
Program
In the event hall is an oriental market with of course authentic Indonesian snacks, but also clothing and decoration. There are also psychics and stands with alternative therapies.
Pasar Malam Rijswijk
On a stage are performances throughout the day by dance groups and singers, among others. Saturday the Pasar Malam of 10. until 22.00 hours and Sunday from 00. until 22. o’clock. A ticket costs €8 for adults and €4 for children. Click hereto reserve a ticket.
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