Today is Queen's Day, a national holiday in the Netherlands. Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of Queen Beatrix and is supposed to be a day of national unity. Queen's Day is a typical occasion for orange madness, when the colour orange is a ubiquitous sight, referring to the name of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange. There are orange banners, orange colored foods, drinks, fountains, and extreme amounts of orange clothing.
On Queen's Day the weather is practically always pleasant, a phenomenon that the Dutch call the Orange Sun. So if you happen to be in Holland, call for the sun and enjoy those shirtless guys you'll meet almost everywhere!
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