On 4 May we remember all Dutch victims of war – civilians and military personnel – who have died in armed conflict or peace missions in the Kingdom of the Netherlands or further afield since the start of the Second World War.
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@stux I do not know anything about this custom. Can you explain it please?
@Remittancegirl Every 4th may at 20:00 there is a national moment of silence for the fallen of the World Wars, everyone is asked to contribute to this
On the Dam in Amsterdam they always lay flowers
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Everyone in the Netherlands is asked to observe two minutes' silence at 20.00,
Often cars stop on the side of the highway, busses halt, etc
Personally I find this very important, may we never forget nor repeat the past
@stux except we're already repeating the past. supporting it, even.
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Everyone in the Netherlands is asked to observe two minutes' silence at 20.00,
Often cars stop on the side of the highway, busses halt, etc
Personally I find this very important, may we never forget nor repeat the past
Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrated annually on May 5 to mark the end of the German occupation of the country during the Second World War.
It follows one day after the Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) on 4 May.
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Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrated annually on May 5 to mark the end of the German occupation of the country during the Second World War.
It follows one day after the Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) on 4 May.
@stux I didn't know this. Thanks so much!
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@janneke Personally I honor all WWII victims
@stux
Yeah, I also did this wrong all my life!This is the main reason I decided not to join anymore a few years ago, mainly because of the genocide by the Israëli government that the Dutch government has been supporting. It felt like hypocrisy.
Turns out, hardly any Dutch casualties, so we can just keep on remembering and saying Never Again while the genocide continues! Great! /S
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Everyone in the Netherlands is asked to observe two minutes' silence at 20.00,
Often cars stop on the side of the highway, busses halt, etc
Personally I find this very important, may we never forget nor repeat the past
@stux I think it’s important too. Very.
I also find it hard to stomach the cynic hypocrisy of stuff like, actual nazi theory propagators laying flowers in remembrance of nazi horrors; of people that actively agitate against freedom of speech, have motioned outlawing resistance to fascism and siccing the state’s repressive machinery against demonstrators spouting off about “celebrating freedom”; …
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On 4 May we remember all Dutch victims of war – civilians and military personnel – who have died in armed conflict or peace missions in the Kingdom of the Netherlands or further afield since the start of the Second World War.
@stux Canada and The Netherlands share a special relationship, and we will never forget standing shoulder to shoulder together in the fight to liberate Europe. Today we express our gratitude to, and sorrow for, those Dutch who will never grow old, who gave of their lives so that we all could live in peace.
#Dodenherdenking #Dodenherdenking2026
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@stux I think it’s important too. Very.
I also find it hard to stomach the cynic hypocrisy of stuff like, actual nazi theory propagators laying flowers in remembrance of nazi horrors; of people that actively agitate against freedom of speech, have motioned outlawing resistance to fascism and siccing the state’s repressive machinery against demonstrators spouting off about “celebrating freedom”; …
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@stux 2/2 … and much the same people going teary-eyed murmering “nooit meer” as they look away from or gaslight the nazi terror squads roaming the country in orchestrated fashion.
Important, but perfunctive theater is not the important bit. Recognizing the ascendency of fascism, its presence in our streets, entrenchment in our institutions, in our parliament, in our government is.
We need to fight fascism. Symbolic rituals? Fine, but if it’s just cynical theatre, then no.
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@stux I do not know anything about this custom. Can you explain it please?
@Remittancegirl
There's a Wikipedia page explaining it.
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@Remittancegirl
There's a Wikipedia page explaining it.
@stuxHey, there's a wikipedia page for everything, but I was shopping for some human interaction.
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@janneke Personally I honor all WWII victims
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Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrated annually on May 5 to mark the end of the German occupation of the country during the Second World War.
It follows one day after the Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) on 4 May.
@stux In Czechia, on 5th May we celebrate the start of the Czech resistance against Nazi forces. (Not a public holiday)
The liberation day (public holiday)used to be celebrated on May 9th, because of the heavy USSR influence
Even on May 9th 1945 there were fights going on in Czechoslovakia
May 8th is now officially a public holiday for the Liberation day
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Hey, there's a wikipedia page for everything, but I was shopping for some human interaction.
@Remittancegirl
I understand. And I had intended to paste it.
Here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_the_Dead
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