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“Dag! Onthaal aan Nederland.” That’s Dutch for, “Good day! Welcome to the Netherlands.” You can learn lots of other cool facts about the Netherlands in this report, like art, history, and even the winter Olympics! I hope you enjoy the paper and that you learn some stuff you didn’t know. You are guaranteed to have a super-fantastic time reading!
Let’s talk about the Dutch first. The most notable characteristics of the Dutch are their love for moderation and their respect for their laws. The Netherlands has lots of celebrities, including Carl Linnaeus and Rene Descartes. The Dutch language is spoken all over the Netherlands. The standard Dutch language is used in schools and for official purposes. The country is divided into 12 parts, each with a provincial council of its own. Christianity came to the Netherlands in A.D. 690 when Wallboard told the country about Christianity (Seward & Lal, 1939).
In transportation, the Netherlands is really creative! They have a canal system to give goods and passengers a ride through the river (Seward & Lal, 1939).
The Netherlands’s food has an amazing taste! Seward & Lal, (1939) stated that the Netherlands have a large supply of potatoes, onions and carrots, spinach and peas, squash, white beans, and greens (some for salad). They also stated that the Netherlands have plenty of fish and seafood, including trout and shrimp. The national drink for the Dutch is called jenever, a gin. Any people who want light drinks could have beer, wine, or fruit liquids.
The Netherlands has amazing history! They used to be three tribal groups. The Franks controlled the Netherlands from the fourth to eighth century, until it became part of Charlemagne's empire in the eighth and ninth centuries. In 1555, things ...

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..., Sherman also stated that ice-skating has been a hobby for the Dutch as far back as the 16th century, and that no one in the Netherlands has to walk or ride far to go to an ice rink and practice. The Netherlands has perfect weather for skating mania.

Works Cited

Fenema, J. V. (1998). Festivals of the world: Netherlands. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Frommer's. (2014). History in the Netherlands. Retrieved from http://www.frommer's.com/destinations/The Netherlands
Infoplease. (2005). Netherlands. Retrieved from http://www.rinfoplease.com/country/netherlands.html Seward, P., & Lal, S. A. (1939). Cultures of the world: Netherlands. New York: Times Publishing Limited.
TripAdvisor. (2014). The Netherlands: Culture. Retrieved from http: www.tripadvisor.com
Sochi Olympics. (2014). Netherlands dominates speed skating. Retrieved from http: www.sbnation.com

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