Bert van Zantwijk
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https://bertvanzantwijk.com/ Website about the history of the city and region of Utrecht, the origin of traditions and the meaning of the original lyrics of old folk songs
Zwarte Piet is the helper of Saint Nicholas in The Netherlands and Belgium. Why is he black? Is Zwarte Piet a caricature of a black slave?
Waarom is Zwarte Piet zwart?
Oorspronkelijk is Zwarte Piet een archetypische figuur die de voorouders symboliseert. Hij duikt wereldwijd op in diverse gedaantes als onderdeel van winterfeesten die tot doel hebben om de zon en daa...
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July 12, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Zwarte Piet is the helper of Saint Nicholas in The Netherlands and Belgium. Why is he black? Is Zwarte Piet a caricature of a black slave?
What are the lyrics of the song 'Do You Know the Muffinman' (in Dutch: Zeg ken jij de Mosselman) about? Read the article!
Zeg ken jij de Mosselman
Een kinderliedje dat in 1890 voor het eerst op schrift werd gezet. Kind 1 zingt de eerste strofe, kind 2 antwoordt met de tweede strofe en samen zingen ze de derde strofe. Daarna zingt kind 2 de eerst...
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July 11, 2024 at 12:54 AM
What are the lyrics of the song 'Do You Know the Muffinman' (in Dutch: Zeg ken jij de Mosselman) about? Read the article!
An article about the sixties with provos, hippies, Amsterdam as the hippie capital of Europe, the rise of marijuana and the very first coffeeshop in the world in Utrecht. bertvanzantwijk-com.translate.goog/2022/03/18/s...
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Hasj en marihuana werden na de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederland geïntroduceerd door Amerikanen. In Duitsland gelegerde Amerikaanse militairen die voor verlof naar Amsterdam kwamen, gebruikten en verko...
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July 11, 2024 at 12:13 AM
An article about the sixties with provos, hippies, Amsterdam as the hippie capital of Europe, the rise of marijuana and the very first coffeeshop in the world in Utrecht. bertvanzantwijk-com.translate.goog/2022/03/18/s...
Utrecht. The Oldest Shopping Street. The Twijnstraat has been a shopping street for a thousand years. In the past, farmers from the area sold their products outside the Tolsteeg City Gate, so that they did not have to pay import duties. Then they did their own shopping in the Twijnstraat.
April 12, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Utrecht. The Oldest Shopping Street. The Twijnstraat has been a shopping street for a thousand years. In the past, farmers from the area sold their products outside the Tolsteeg City Gate, so that they did not have to pay import duties. Then they did their own shopping in the Twijnstraat.
Utrecht. Travelers queue up to buy a ticket at the ticket office at Maliebaan train station in 1936. Now the Railway Museum is located at this location.
April 12, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Utrecht. Travelers queue up to buy a ticket at the ticket office at Maliebaan train station in 1936. Now the Railway Museum is located at this location.
Utrecht. On June 1, 1933, J. Heidendahl started Houthandel Utrecht on Amsterdamsestraatweg. In 1967, 58 franchise stores were started under the name Hubo, an abbreviation of Houthandel Utrecht Bedrijven Organisatie. It was the first hardware store chain in the Netherlands.
April 12, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Utrecht. On June 1, 1933, J. Heidendahl started Houthandel Utrecht on Amsterdamsestraatweg. In 1967, 58 franchise stores were started under the name Hubo, an abbreviation of Houthandel Utrecht Bedrijven Organisatie. It was the first hardware store chain in the Netherlands.