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Fireworks in a store
Politics
Potential coalition parties not enthusiastic about banning New Year's fireworks
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PowNed microphone
1-1-2Entertainment
Ameland residents clash with PowNed crew reporting on Sunneklaas secret tradition
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A photo taken by Zwarte Piet protestors from inside a car that was attacked by counter-protestors, including some in blackface, who attempted to stop the scheduled protest at the Sinterklaas arrival in Staphorst. 19 November 2022
PoliticsCulture
Staphorst cancels Sinterklaas parade due to last year's violence
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Fireworks debris
CultureEntertainment
Most NL residents want a clear, national New Year's fireworks policy; 61% support ban
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Queen Maxima sitting alongside King Willem-Alexander in the back of the Golden Carriage on Budget Day in 2015
Politics
Golden Carriage is where it belongs, Dutch King says at museum exhibit
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Queen Maxima sitting alongside King Willem-Alexander in the back of the Golden Carriage on Budget Day in 2015
Politics
MPs clashing over whether the Golden Carriage should be used again
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Fireworks at Scheveningen beach in 2018
Crime
Dutch fireworks assoc. threatened over plans for New Year's fireworks shows
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Some 10 thousand brave Dutch dove into freezing water in Scheveningen, The Hague for the New Year's plunge; 1 Jan 2017
CultureLifestyle
Tins of North Sea water for DIY New Year’s dive quickly sell out
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A person dressed as Zwarte Piet
Politics
No more blackface in Dutch military winter celebrations
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Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Politics
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson wants Dutch PM to put an end to blackface Zwarte Piet
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Sinterklaas and Zwarte Pieten
EntertainmentPolitics
Only a handful of municipalities set conditions for Zwarte Piet's appearance: report
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Firecrackers
Politics
Dutch gov't to ban strongest consumer fireworks: report
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King's Day in Amsterdam
Dutch largely agree about the Dutch identity; polarization seen as biggest threat
Politics
Climate a main topic in first election debate
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New Year's bonfire tower on Scheveningen beach, 31 December 2018
CrimePolitics
Hague officials threatened by New Year's bonfire builders: municipal minutes
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Politics
Blackface in Friesland: Protesters target “Sinterklaas’s brother”
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Mayoral chain
CrimePolitics
Death threats aimed at Vlaardingen mayor
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Fireworks debris
Entertainment
Younger Dutch increasingly doubtful about New Year's fireworks