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Post by Hunny on Apr 11, 2013 22:22:50 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 12 is...Global Day of Action on Military SpendingGlobal Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) takes place every year in mid-April. The day was originally proposed by the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) with the aim of promoting a common awareness of the huge amounts of money spent on military. military expenses reach about $1.700 billion each year. On GDAMS groups around the world advocate a shift of budget priorities and promote spending this amount of money on human development. Whole libraries have been written about the use of weapons in armed conflict. Far less has been said about their effects on sustainable development, which is crucial from a human security perspective. The IPB contrasts the high levels of military spending (estimated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in 2011 as being US $1.738 billions at worldwide level) against, for instance, the failure to fulfill the pledges of the Millennium Development Goals suggesting that, in general: “Research on the causes of violent conflicts shows a myriad of factors, but does not indicate that building bigger armies is the key to keeping a county safe from warfare. In fact, funds spent on weapons may drain resources from social, political, and economic development that may address root causes of conflict.” The amount of money spent on the defense sector equals $4.7 billion a day or $249 per person. According to the World Bank and the Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA), only about 5% of this amount would be needed each year to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The negative effects of high militarization include not just the direct ones of money and resources being spent on weapons systems instead of being used for human development but also the associated costs of negative health consequences of research, development, testing and even the safe decommissioning of such weapons, especially nuclear, biological and chemical ones. As is obvious, the greater the military expenditure, the less there is left to spend on other aspects, both at communal but also at individual level, such as building and maintaining infrastructure, education and health. In the words of Dwight D. Eisenhower: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed”.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“I suppose the more you have to do, the more you learn to organize and concentrate or else get fragmented into bits. I have learned to use my ‘ten minutes’. I once thought it was not worth sitting down for a time as short as that; now I know differently and, if I have ten minutes, I use them, even if they bring only two lines, and it keeps the book alive.” - Rumer Godden ______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 12, 2013 22:45:20 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 13 is...New Years Eve (in South and Southeast Asia) New Years is being celebrated in southeast Asian countries now. It is based on the lunar calendar, and is celebrated in mid-April, which is the first month of the year in Cambodia, for example. This time of year also represents the end of the harvest. It is a time for farmers to enjoy the fruits of their harvest and relax before the rainy season begins. An astrologer determines the exact date for which the celebration will be held. The celebration lasts for three days. During this time people take work off to commemorate the new year. They spend time visiting family and friends, as well as the Buddhist pagodas. The Buddhist religion plays a major role in many of the celebrations activates. The New Year is a celebration that is prepared for long in advance. Part of this preparation includes the cleaning of their homes. The people clean them thoroughly to rid them of any unclean spirits. They also buy silk to make new clothes. The men and boys wear black pants with white rounded-neck shirts, while the women and girls wear skirts with colorful, decorated robes. The clean house and new clothes represent a new beginning. The celebration lasts for three days. Each day has a name and activities attached. Day one is called Maha Sahgkrant (MOH-hah sahng KRAHN). It is the entry into the New Year, signaled by the drum or bell of the Buddhist temple. With the sounding, it is believed that the New Angel arrives. Throughout the day the people participate in ceremonies and games. One of these activities is the building of a small sand "mountain." Each piece of sand that is added is believed to produce more health and happiness in their lives. The people bring food for the monks and pray with them. There is a feast of traditional foods such as peanut curries, noodles and tree mushrooms. The second day is Vana Bat. It is a time for more praying. This day is a day to show consideration to elders. Parents, grandparents, and teachers are given gifts from children out of respect. It is also a time to serve. Cambodians offer charity to the less fortunate, participate in service activities, and forgive others of misdeeds that may have been done to them. The people continue to add to their sand mountain. The final day is called Loeung Sack. On this day the monks bless the sand mountain. This is also the day for the cleansing of the Buddha statues. The people wash their statues with perfumed water. It is thought to be a kind deed that will bring good luck, long life and happiness. The bathing also symbolizes hope for sufficient rainfall for the rice harvest.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” - William Butler Yeats
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Post by Hunny on Apr 14, 2013 23:49:19 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 15 is...Patriots Day (U.S.) Some people know little or nothing about Patriot's Day. To New Englander's, it's a holiday with a day off of work. Banks, schools, post offices, and businesses close. Patriot's Day commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. This battle began the American Revolutionary War. It also honors the "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", that evening when Paul Revere rode through town warning the colonists that "The Red Coats are coming!"
 Statue of the Lexington Minuteman on the Green in Lexington, Massachusetts. _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 15, 2013 23:09:25 GMT
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Post by Hunny on Apr 16, 2013 22:46:20 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 17 is...Blah Blah Blah DayBlah, Blah, Blah Day just might be the blah-est day of the year. The intent of this day is to do all of the projects and things that people have been nagging you to do. This may include quitting a habit, losing weight, or working on home projects. The "Honey Do" list or job jar is a top target for today.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:Despise not any man, and do not spurn anything; for there is no man who has not his hour, nor is there anything that has not its place. - Ben Azai______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 17, 2013 16:00:02 GMT
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Post by Hunny on Apr 17, 2013 23:41:47 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 18 is...National High Five Day Gimme a high five. As a matter of fact, give everyone you see a High Five! The "High Five" is a celebratory slapping of hands atop raised arms. It's been a standard for celebration of sporting victories, special event, competitions and many other activities for decades. It's fun , and easy to celebrate this special day. Give a High Five to everyone you see. This includes friends, family, passersby, and total strangers. The more high fives you give, the better.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. - Buddha ______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 19, 2013 21:41:41 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 20 is...Look Alike Day Oh Boy! It's Look Alike Day. Time to look like somebody else.....copycat. Today's a day to find someone you really look up to, and try to look like them. Start with the hair. Cut and style your hair, as needed, to look like the person you've selected to look like. Then, select items from your wardrobe (or buy some new clothes!) that your lookalike wears. Along the way, make sure to practice and copy their walk, their talk, and their facial expressions. In other words. try to be as identical to that person as possible. Who should you look like? Anyone you want. Its as simple as that. Pick an actor or actress, a singer, a politician, family member or friend. Look alike contests and parties are a great idea for today.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. - Zig Ziglar______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 20, 2013 23:09:08 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 21 is...Kindergarten Day It's Kindergarten Day. The first day at Kindergarten is a memorable, exciting, nervous, and anxious time for mother and child. Most children and mothers will never forget the first day at Kindergarten. Hopefully, it was a good experience for all! Kindergarten Day is celebrated in honor of Friedrich Froebel. He was born on this day in 1782. In 1837, he started the first Kindergarten in Germany. It became popular quickly. Kindergartens were originally a 1/2 day to get children acclimated into learning, social interaction, and school, in a fun, yet educational manner. Kindergarten has evolved in most areas into a full time program. This is partly the result of increasing pressures on education, and partly due to the increase in working mothers in America. Celebrate today with a trip down memory lane. Pull out the old pictures of you and/or your child's first day at Kindergarten.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS![]() ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE: By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. - Benjamin Franklin______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 22, 2013 0:20:32 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 22 is...EARTH DAYEarth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year. The April 22 date was designated as International Mother Earth Day by a consensus resolution adopted by the United Nations in 2009. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 192 countries every year. The name and concept of Earth Day was pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. He proposed March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. Results of Earth Day 1970...The first April 22 Earth Day had participants and celebrants in two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States. More importantly, it "brought 20 million Americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform." Nelson stated that Earth Day "worked" because of the response at the grassroots level. Twenty-million demonstrators and thousands of schools and local communities participated. He directly credited the first Earth Day with persuading U.S. politicians that environmental legislation had a substantial, lasting constituency. It now is observed in 192 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit Earth Day Network, chaired by the first Earth Day 1970 organizer Denis Hayes, according to whom Earth Day is now "the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people every year." Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action which changes human behavior and provokes policy changes  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“Even though you may want to move forward in your life,
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you back from a new life. What is it you would let
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 22, 2013 15:08:44 GMT
I just went thru a case of paper to send Happy Earth Day memos to everyone I know. Then I drove all day using numerous tanks of gas to get them to everyone.....I even ran over a few animals by accident and then had to cut thru a giant redwood tree that was blocking my route......but hey.....I got it all done and feel so earth friendly now.
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Post by Hunny on Apr 22, 2013 15:12:22 GMT
I just went thru a case of paper to send Happy Earth Day memos to everyone I know. Then I drove all day using numerous tanks of gas to get them to everyone.....I even ran over a few animals by accident and then had to cut thru a giant redwood tree that was blocking my route......but hey.....I got it all done and feel so earth friendly now. lol  |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 22, 2013 23:48:31 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 23 is...Take A Chance Day If you are a gambler, you will just love this day. Today is "Take a Chance Day". This sounds pretty risky (but fun) to me... Life is filled with risks. To get what you want, sometimes you have to take a chance. And, today is created to do just that. Today is the day to take a chance on virtually any object or goal. Will it be love? will it be luck? Or, just lollipops? We hope you fully participate in this day, and that you attain everything you seek. So go ahead and take a chance. As they say "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". If you are in love and a little afraid of taking the next step, perhaps today is the day to take a big leap. After all, it's somewhat coincidental that today is also Lover's Day. Note: If you are going to "take a chance" at winning the lottery, we suggest you only buy one ticket. After all, everyone is going to take a chance today, so the odds are really low.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Buddha______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 23, 2013 1:34:07 GMT
Are you stuttering Hunny??
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Post by Hunny on Apr 23, 2013 10:59:47 GMT
I was yes. But only because I saw what the cat saw -
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Post by Hunny on Apr 24, 2013 0:51:52 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 24 is...Secretary's Day "Administrative Professional's Day" (Secretary's Day) was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam. Klemfuss recognized the importance and value of the position to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to become secretaries. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss, promoted the values and importance of the job of secretaries. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries. Today, the title is changing and evolving. But, the recognition is equally important. There are two new terms in use today. They are "Administrative Professionals" and "Executive Admins". [editor's note: nonsense!] The two names sometimes mean different roles and responsibilities to different companies. Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than the original "Secretary" role. The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has changed significantly since 1952, and for the better at that. And in Harry Klemfuss' day, these positions were the realm of women. Today, you find some males in these positions.The most common ways of recognizing your Administrative Professional(s) today are: Flowers, Cards, often with shopping gift certificates, Take them to lunch, Candies, Assorted Gift Baskets
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Post by Hunny on Apr 24, 2013 23:02:34 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 25 is...Red Hat Society DayThe Red Hat Society (RHS) is a social organization originally founded in 1998 in the United States for women age 50 and beyond, but now open to women of all ages. As of 2011, there were over 40,000 chapters in the United States and 30 other countries. The founder of the Society is artist Sue Ellen Cooper, who lives in Fullerton, Orange County, California. In 1997, Cooper gave a friend a 55th birthday gift consisting of a red bowler purchased at an antique store along with a copy of Jenny Joseph's poem "Warning". The opening lines of the poem read: “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple. With a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit me.” Cooper repeated the gift on request several times, and eventually several of the women bought purple outfits and held a tea party on April 25, 1998. After spreading by word of mouth, the Society first received national publicity in 2000 through the magazine Romantic Homes and a feature in The Orange County Register. Cooper then established a "Hatquarters" to field the hundreds of e-mail requests for help starting chapters. She now serves as "Exalted Queen Mother", and has written two best-selling books about the Society.The Red Hat Society’s primary purpose is social interaction and bonding among women. A founder or leader of a local chapter is usually referred to as a "Queen". Members 50 and over are called "Red Hatters" and wear red hats and purple attire to all functions. A woman under age 50 may also become a member, but she wears a pink hat and lavender attire to the Society's events until reaching her 50th birthday. She is referred to as a “Pink Hatter.” During her birthday month (or the Society's birthday month of April), a member might wear her colors in reverse, i.e., a purple or lavender hat and red or pink attire.There are two ways of belonging to the Red Hat Society: as a Queen (usually leader of a local chapter; however, no Queen is required to lead a chapter) and as a Supporting Member. Membership dues are paid annually to the Red Hat Society. Both Red and Pink Hatters often wear very elaborately decorated hats and attention-getting fashion accessories, such as a feather boa, at the group's get-togethers. The Society's events vary depending on the chapter, but one of the most common pastimes among Red Hatters is attending or hosting a tea party. Other activities, freely chosen and planned by the individual chapters, include crafts, games, theater or cinema trips, music-making (often on kazoos), and various outings. Chapters often work together to host large regional events, and Hatquarters hosts several official Red Hat Society events each year. The official Red Hat Society day is April 25 each year.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” - Bernard M. Baruch______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 26, 2013 13:09:30 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 26 is...Hug An Australian Day It's Hug an Australian Day. Go ahead and give a big bear hug to any and all Australians today. Show an Australian how much you (errr...we) love them. This is a great opportunity for you to do your part in improving international relations. And hugs benefit the receiver as well as the giver. Go ahead. Give an Australian a hug today. It will do you both good!  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.” - William Purkey______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 26, 2013 22:48:20 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 27 is...Tell A Story DayWhen: United States: Always April 27th Scotland and England: National Tell a Story Day is October 27th Tell a Story Day celebrates story-telling of all kinds. It doesn't matter if its fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folk lore. Today is a day to tell 'em all. Stories can be from a book, other written material, or from memory. Our research discovered two distinct holidays, one in the U.S. The other is in Scotland and the UK. The latter is by far more prominent and organized. These two holidays are exactly six months apart. Libraries celebrate this day with story telling hours for kids. You can enjoy today telling stories to your kids, family members, or organizations and groups that you belong to. Make Tell a Story Day an important and pleasure-filled experience. To enhance the enjoyment of the story, try setting the atmosphere. If it's an eerie or spooky story, turn down the lights. Bring decorations and memorabilia that speak to the theme. If its about a person, display a picture of the individual.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” - Albert Einstein______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 28, 2013 1:00:11 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 28 is...Worker's Memorial DayWorkers' Memorial Day, International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), across the world: Each year, more than two million women and men die as a result of work-related accidents and diseases. Workers suffer approximately 270 million accidents each year, and fall victim to some 160 million incidents of -related illnesses. Hazardous substances kill 440,000 workers annually – asbestos claims 100,000 lives. One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide. 6,000 workers die every day. More people die whilst at work than those fighting wars. READ MORE... _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. - Mahatama Ghandi______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 28, 2013 12:33:34 GMT
I found those work-related deaths numbers unbelievably high, so I researched some more and came up with the same number www.ohsrep.org.au/news-views/features/two-million-killed-at-work-each-year/index.cfmGeez. Lucky thing we have (in the U.S.) Republicans "deregulating" and making things so much...oh yea..WORSE! All hail Ronald Reagan, eh? The president that wanted to lower the minimum wage to 1.85 an hour and declare ketchup a vegetable to save "wasteful spending" on real vegetables in children's school lunches. Oh yea. Let's put his face on Mount Rushmore!  (that's just my little rant in the spirit of the day) |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 29, 2013 0:45:35 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 29 is...National Jelly Bean Day National Jelly Bean Day is a time to enjoy gobs and gobs of jelly beans. Anyone who loves jelly beans, knows they are not just for Easter. Sure, they are very popular at Easter. But, they are also enjoyed year round. The flavors are limited only by the imagination of candy makers. If you've never enjoyed the multitude of flavors in a box of gourmet jelly beans, the we suggest you head right out to the store and buy some.  _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE:Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 29, 2013 21:57:06 GMT
Come here every morning to find out what day it is!![]() April 29 is...Koninginnedag (Queen's Day)
in The Netherlands Revellers dressed in orange in Amsterdam, Koninginnedag 2007 Koninginnedag - Queen's Day - is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 30 April, Koninginnedag is Queen Beatrix's official celebration day. Though Queen Beatrix was born on 31 January, the holiday is observed on 30 April as it was the birthday of her mother and predecessor, Juliana. Many of the traditional activities are held outside, and observing the holiday in April makes suitable weather more likely. In 2014, the holiday will become known as Koningsdag or King's Day following the investiture of Willem-Alexander as king of the Netherlands. The holiday was first observed on 31 August 1885 as Prinsessedag or Princess's Day, the fifth birthday of Princess Wilhelmina, heiress to the Dutch throne. On her accession, the holiday acquired its present name, Koninginnedag. When held on 31 August the holiday was the final day of school summer vacation, leading to its popularity among children. Following the accession of Wilhelmina's daughter Queen Juliana in 1948, the holiday was moved to her birthday. Her daughter, Beatrix retained the celebration on 30 April after she ascended the throne in 1980. Beatrix altered her mother's custom of receiving a floral parade near a Royal palace, instead choosing to visit different Dutch towns each year and join in the festivities along with her sons. In 2009, the Queen was carrying out this custom in the city of Apeldoorn when Karst Tates attempted to assassinate her by ramming the Royal family's vehicle with his car; instead he drove into a crowd of people who were watching the parade, and fatally crashed into a monument. Seven people in the crowd were killed, and the car's driver also died soon afterwards. Koninginnedag is known for its nationwide vrijmarkt ("free market"), at which many Dutch sell their secondhand items. It is also an opportunity for "orange madness" or oranjegekte, for the national colour, when the normally strait-laced Dutch let down their hair,[1] often dyed orange for the occasion. The vrijmarkt is a nationwide or free market. Koninginnedag is the one day of the year that the Dutch government permits sales on the street without a permit and without the payment of value added tax. ING Bank found in 2011 that one in five Dutch residents planned to sell at the vrijmarkt and estimated they would earn €100 per person for a total turnover of €290 million. Over half of the Dutch people buy at the vrijmarkt. The Queen has been known to buy at the vrijmarkt; in 1995 she purchased a floor lamp. Among the most popular areas for the vrijmarkt in Amsterdam is the Jordaan quarter, but the wide Apollolaan in front of the Hilton hotel in southern Amsterdam is gaining in popularity. Children sell their cast-off toys or garments at the Vondelpark, also in southern Amsterdam, and in a spirit of fun passers-by often offer the young sellers more than they are asking for the goods. Until 1996 the vrijmarkt began the evening before and continued for 24 hours. This was ended in the hope of gaining a pause in the celebrations so preparations could be made for the daytime activities. Utrecht, uniquely among Dutch municipalities, retains the overnight vrijmarkt. Koninginnedag now sees large-scale celebrations, with many concerts and special events in public spaces, particularly in Amsterdam. An outdoor concert is held on Amsterdam's Museumplein, where as many as 800,000 people may gather. In recent years parties and concerts have been held the evening before Koninginnedag. Nightclubs across the Netherlands organise special events for what has become known as Koninginnenacht (Queen's Night). Many young people celebrate in the streets and squares (and in Amsterdam, the canals as well) throughout the night, and after all-night partying join the crowds at the vrijmarkt. While Queen's Day celebrations take place throughout the Netherlands, Amsterdam is a popular destination for many revelers. Often the city's 750.000 residents are joined by up to 1 million visitors. In recent years Amsterdam authorities have taken some measures to try and stem the flow of visitors as the city simply became too full. Those taking part in Koninginnedag commonly dye their hair orange or wear orange clothing in honour of the House of Orange-Nassau, which rules over the Netherlands. Orange-coloured drinks are also popular. This colour choice is sometimes dubbed "orange madness", or in Dutch, oranjegekte. A local Orange Committee member said of Koninginnedag in 2011: "Friendships—and community—will be formed. For me that’s really what Queen’s Day is all about. It’s not an outburst of patriotism, it’s not even about the popularity of the royal family. It’s about a sense of belonging. For one day, everybody is the same in Holland. Bright orange and barmy."  Vrijmarkt, Koninginnedag 2011 _______________________________________ MONSTER ALBUMS ______________________________________________________________DAILY QUOTE: True friends stab you in the front. - Oscar Wilde______________________________________________________________![]() Come back each day for The Daily Buzz! |
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Post by Hunny on Apr 29, 2013 22:17:34 GMT
Oops, I did April 29th twice, didnt I?
Okay, well this afternoon I'll post a piece about the 30th...
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 30, 2013 0:34:00 GMT
I thought maybe there was just a lot of information for the 29th!!!!
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