Liberation Day of the Netherlands

AmsterdamThe Netherlands celebrates the national day of liberation from fascist occupation. On this day in 1945, an act of surrender of a group of German troops in the Netherlands was signed in the building of the Mir Hotel in the Dutch city of Wacheningen.

In different cities of the Netherlands, festivals dedicated to Liberation Day are held on Wednesday. They involve famous ensembles, singers, musicians. The festivals attract hundreds of thousands of Dutch people, especially young people.

Liberation Day celebrations usually end in the evening in the Dutch capital Amsterdam with a folk festival and concert on the banks of the Amstel River, attended by Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

On this day, church services are held throughout the country in memory of the victims of the war.