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Learning about my heritage, and learning that I am Dutch, I decided  to dive deeper into the traditions and the heritage of the Dutch, and explore how different traditions were back then, compared to how they are now, along with how the traditions have come to the U.S., including the traditional dances, clothing, food, and even Dutch musicians

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The iconic pointed and curled hats with long dresses and aprons: this is the stereotypical Dutch girls' outfit. It's as typical as the Dutch monarchy, windmills and tulips - yet there's so much more to it than just this familiar image. There are countless variations on the Dutch traditional costumes that we're all familiar with, depending on the region, occasion and time of year.

Although traditional Dutch clothing is not often seen in the main Dutch cities, there are communities in the Netherlands where traditional clothing is still worn.

Maintaining pristine outfits throughout the years

In the present day, we often tend to discard unwanted clothes without a second thought. Not long ago, making clothes and going to specialised tailors was how the Dutch managed to maintain pristine outfits at all times. Whether rich or poor, all levels of society were mending their clothes and making them last. Cloth was almost always reused - a washed-out skirt could later be used as a lining for another garment after it had passed its best days.

Clothing was kept in great condition - women devoted a lot of time to keep their clothes in check, making them last for years. Dutch women made a large number of their clothes themselves and other items were ordered from specialised seamstresses. Girls learned intricate needlework from a very young age and developed the skill over a lifetime. They were valuable skills to have growing up and would set a girl up for future life as a wife and mother, maintaining outfits for all the family.

Traditional outfits from all over the Netherlands

There was an exhibition held in 1898 called "National Costumes of Her Majesty's subjects", in honour of Queen Wilhelmina on the occasion of her inauguration. Regional costumes from throughout the Netherlands were brought together for the occasion, possibly for the first time ever.

This offered a very clear overview of the variations in style in the different parts of the Netherlands, which were in danger of disappearing even as early as 1898, due to the rise in the availability of cosmopolitan fashions. The traditional clothes stayed on display until 1916 and were then transferred to an open-air museum, although they seem to have been temporarily lost during World War II.

Clothing variations

Regional differences can be huge. Volendam is where the most famous pointed white women's bonnets come from, for instance, whereas in other villages, like Urk, they wear veil-like hats. As well as regional differences, each person was likely to have also had variations for specific reasons.

There were different places and times of the year for wearing particular clothes: there were costume changes for transitional moments, such as birth, baptism, marriage and death. Mourning was also a reason for a distinctive costume, which people wore for a lengthy period after the death of a loved one.

When changing their dress code for specific occasions, the Dutch tended not to change their entire outfit, but rather, they altered some of the outer accessories: women often had rough aprons and outdoor bonnets for work and smarter, more elegant aprons and dressy bonnets for shopping and visiting people. The most elegant Dutch outfits were worn for special occasions such as weddings and for going to church on Sundays.

Try on a traditional Dutch outfit

Something to bookmark for when the coronavirus chaos is behind us: on Herengracht in the centre of Amsterdam, you can visit the Dutch Costume Museum, and gain insight into the history of Dutch traditional costumes in about an hour.

The most memorable way to get a sense of the way Dutch people used to dress is, of course, to dress up in the clothing yourself! In the same building as the clothing exhibition is the Dutch Costume Photo Studio, where visitors can dress up in traditional Dutch costumes and have a souvenir photo taken. This is extremely popular with tourists from all over the world.

Dutch traditional clothing is still worn in some communities

Nowadays, the number of individuals wearing Dutch traditional clothing decreases by the year. However, you can still find Dutch villagers wearing traditional outfits in Urk, Spakenburg, Staphorst, Volendam and a few other villages, although it's mostly elderly people wearing them.

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During an event called Tulip Time, traditional Dutch dances are conducted in celebration of Dutch heritage. Dutch dancing began in 1935, with high school girls performing at this festival. The dancers were called Klompen dancers. These dancers wore white organdy caps, and aprons, and wore blue-colored costumes. Throughout the years, these traditional Dutch costumes have changed to reflect different Dutch provinces utilizing the patterns on the clothing. The dance of the Netherlands is called different names including "Folkloristisch", "Boerendansen", or "Klompendansen".

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Traditional Dutch Dance performances at Tulip Time 2018 in Holland, Michigan

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Singer & Musician

Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

American musician and songwriter

Born on January 26, 1955 in Amsterdam , Netherlands

Died on October 06, 2020 in Santa Monica, California , United States

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Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 - October 6, 2020), was an American musician and songwriter. He was the main songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, alongside bassist Mark Stone and singer David Lee Roth. He is regarded as one of the all-time greatest guitar players in rock history and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard.

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Biography

Early life
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Van Halen was a son of Jan van Halen and Eugenia (née van Beers). Jan was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinetist and saxophonist, and Eugenia was an Indo (Eurasian) from Rangkasbitung on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies. The family eventually settled in Nijmegen, Netherlands.After experiencing mistreatment for their mixed-race relationship in the 1950s, the parents moved the family to the U.S. in 1962. They settled near other family members in Pasadena, California, where Eddie and his brother Alex attended a segregated elementary school. Since the boys did not speak English as a first language, they were considered "minority" students and experienced bullying by white students. They began learning the piano at age six, commuting from Pasadena to San Pedro to study with an elderly piano teacher, Stasys Kalvaitis.Van Halen was never taught to read music; instead, he watched recitals of Bach or Mozart and improvised. Between 1964 and 1967, he won first place in the annual piano competition at Long Beach City College. His parents wanted the boys to be classical pianists, but Van Halen gravitated towards rock music, and was greatly influenced by British Invasion bands like The Beatles and The Dave Clark Five. Consequently, when Alex began playing the guitar, Eddie bought a drum kit; however, after he heard Alex's performance of the Surfaris' drum solo in the song "Wipe Out", he gave Alex the drums and began learning the electric guitar. According to him, as a teen he often practiced while walking around at home with his guitar strapped on, or sitting in his room for hours with the door locked.Eddie and Alex formed their first band with three other boys, called themselves The Broken Combs, and performed at lunchtime at Hamilton Elementary School in Pasadena when he was in the fourth grade. He later cited this performance as key to his desire to become a professional musician. He described supergroup Cream's "I'm So Glad" on the album Goodbye as "mind-blowing". He once claimed that he had learned almost all of Eric Clapton's solos in the band Cream note for note. "I've always said Eric Clapton was my main influence," he said, "but Jimmy Page was actually more the way I am, in a reckless-abandon kind of way." Speaking at an event at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in 2015, Van Halen discussed his life and the American Dream, saying "We came here with approximately $50 and a piano, and we didn't speak the language. Now look where we are. If that's not the American dream, what is?"

Van Halen band

Eddie and his brother Alex formed a band in 1972. Two years later, the band changed its name to "Van Halen" and became a staple of the Los Angeles music scene, playing at well-known clubs like the Whisky a Go Go.At a 1976 concert at The Starwood in California, the band opened for UFO. KISS bassist Gene Simmons saw the performance, and said, "I was waiting backstage by the third song." He asked the band about their plans, and they said, "There is a yogurt manufacturer that is going to invest in us." Gene begged them not to go that route and invited them to record some demos at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village in New York City. Gene then signed them to his company and the band recorded early demos of their songs, including "Runnin' with the Devil". Excited about the band, Gene approached KISS manager Bill Aucoin and KISS frontman Paul Stanley about them, but they dismissed his desire to sign them to Aucoin's management fold. Stanley later said he "rejected Van Halen to protect KISS", and that they made an effort to make Gene drop the band to "keep Gene in check". The discouraging words caused Gene to rip up the contract, and he "let them go" after feeling he may have held the band back.
The next year, Warner Records offered Van Halen a recording contract.Eddie remained on good terms with Gene. It was rumored that Eddie nearly replaced guitarist Ace Frehley after his departure from KISS in 1982, but that Gene talked him out of leaving Van Halen. However, neither Paul Stanley nor Eddie Van Halen remember this happening. Stanley does remember Eddie coming down to the studio, being "blown away" by their song "Creatures of the Night", and telling Stanley he wanted to get into playing keyboards. Stanley was confused at Eddie's interest in keyboards, but his interest resulted in the creation of "Jump".The band's 1978 album Van Halen reached #19 on the Billboard pop music charts and was one of rock's most commercially successful debuts, highly regarded as both a heavy metal and hard rock album. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the time.Eddie recorded the solo on the Michael Jackson song "Beat It" when The Who guitarist Pete Townshend became unavailable and recommended him. Eddie met with Quincy Jones and Jackson. Unsure of what he could add to a pop song, he played along with the song and ended up restructuring it and adding the classic solo. In a 2012 CNN interview, he said, "I listened to the song, and I immediately go, 'Can I change some parts?' I turned to the engineer and I go, 'OK, from the breakdown, chop in this part, go to this piece, pre-chorus, to the chorus, out.' Took him maybe 10 minutes to put it together. And I proceeded to improvise two solos over it." He added, "I was just finishing the second solo when Michael walked in. And you know artists are kind of crazy people. We're all a little bit strange. I didn't know how he would react to what I was doing. So I warned him before he listened. I said, 'Look, I changed the middle section of your song.' Now in my mind, he's either going to have his bodyguards kick me out for butchering his song, or he's going to like it. And so he gave it a listen, and he turned to me and went, 'Wow, thank you so much for having the passion to not just come in and blaze a solo but to actually care about the song and make it better." Eddie was so pleased he refused payment for his work. Ironically, Jackson's Thriller went to the #1 spot on the charts, pushing Van Halen's album, 1984, to #2. 1984 went five-times Platinum a year after its release. Its lead single "Jump" became the band's first and only #1 pop hit and brought them a Grammy nomination.

The band won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocals for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. In 2019, the band ranked 20th on the RIAA list of best-selling artists, with 56 million album sales in the United States and more than 100 million worldwide. Additionally, Van Halen charted 13 number-one hits in the history of Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart; meanwhile, VH1 ranked the band seventh on a list of the top 100 hard rock artists of all time, and, in 2007, Van Halen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Individually, Van Halen received acclaim for his guitar work in the band.

Other work
Van Halen engaged in several projects outside of his eponymous band, including solo work and partnerships with his brother on film soundtracks (such as The Wild Life, Twister, and Sacred Sin) as well as musical collaborations with Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, singer/songwriter Nicolette Larson, Queen guitarist Brian May, Sammy Hagar, Black Sabbath, Roger Waters, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, and LL Cool J. In 1982, he contributed the guitar solo to "Beat It", for Michael Jackson's Thriller, which became the biggest selling album of all time. In addition, Van Halen made cameo appearances in the music video for Frank Sinatra's "L.A. Is My Lady", an episode of Café Americain starring his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli, and an episode of Two and a Half Men.

Health issues and death
Van Halen struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse. He began smoking and drinking at the age of 12, and he stated that he eventually needed alcohol to function. He entered rehabilitation in 2007, and later shared in an interview that he had been sober since 2008.Suffering from lingering injuries from past, high-risk, acrobatic stage performances and crashes, Eddie underwent hip replacement surgery in 1999, after his chronic avascular necrosis, with which he was diagnosed in 1995, became unbearable. He began receiving treatment for tongue cancer in 2000. The subsequent surgery removed roughly a third of his tongue. He was declared cancer-free in 2002. He blamed the tongue cancer on his habit of holding guitar picks in his mouth, stating in 2015: "I used metal picks - they're brass and copper - which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer. ... I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it's possible."In 2012, Van Halen underwent emergency surgery for a severe bout of diverticulitis. Recovery time required due to the surgery led to postponement of Van Halen tour dates scheduled in Japan. Van Halen was later hospitalized in 2019 after battling throat cancer over the previous five years, and his ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli also mentioned a battle with lung cancer in an Instagram post shortly after his death. He died of a stroke at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65, surrounded by his wife, Janie; son and current (at the time) bassist of Van Halen, Wolfgang; ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli; and brother and co-founder/drummer of Van Halen, Alex. His son, Wolfgang, confirmed his death on social media later that same day. Some of Van Halen's childhood landmarks in Pasadena became memorials where fans could pay their respects.

Equipment

Guitars

In 1982, Van Halen made his first guitar endorsement by launching the 5150 Baretta model with Kramer. This partnership lasted a decade. In 1991, Van Halen began working with Ernie Ball / Music Man, developing the Music Man EVH model guitar - a partnership that lasted until 1995. In 1996, Van Halen teamed up with Peavey, where they developed the Peavey EVH Wolfgang; this relationship lasted until 2004, when Van Halen joined forces with Fender, initially releasing the Edward-endorsed Art Series guitars under Fender's Charvel brand and later developing the EVH brand.Van Halen used custom equipment throughout his career. His original choice of guitar was a Gibson Les Paul, for which he replaced the original P90 pickup on the bridge with a humbucker in order to sound like Eric Clapton. He is most associated with the Frankenstrat, a custom guitar he built from parts. The maple neck cost $80, while the ash body was bought for $50 as the wood had a knot in it. The tremolo arm was originally taken from a 1958 Fender Stratocaster, and was later replaced with a Floyd Rose arm. The guitar had a single Gibson PAF (patent applied for) bridge pickup from a Gibson ES-335, which he enclosed with paraffin wax to prevent feedback. The Frankenstrat was originally painted black, but was recoated with Schwinn red bicycle paint in 1979.For Van Halen's 2012 tour, and early 2015 television appearances, he used a Wolfgang USA guitar with a black finish and ebony fretboard. For the 2015 tour, he used a white Wolfgang USA guitar designed by Chip Ellis, featuring a custom kill switch.Eddie Van Halen used a mini-Les Paul guitar for "Little Guitars" (Diver Down). This is the only Van Halen recording that the guitar was used for. The mini-Les Paul was made by Nashville luthier David Petschulat and was pitched and sold to him during a tour stop in Nashville, Tennessee. He later purchased a second mini-LP guitar, built to slightly different specs, the first being a honey-sunburst with mini-humbuckers, and the second being dark wine-red with a thicker body and full-size humbuckers.

Strings
Van Halen's first string endorsement deal happened around 1989 when Ernie Ball launched the 5150 EVH line of guitar strings. The gauge of the strings differed slightly from typical electric guitar strings at the time, which were 9, 11, 16, 24, 32 and 42 (in thousandths of an inch) - the EVH Ernie Ball strings measured 9, 11, 15, 24, 32 and 40. After this endorsement deal ended, guitar strings became part of the Fender EVH line and are now sold as EVH Premium Strings.

Pickup selection
Van Halen used a variety of pickups, including 1970s Mighty Mites, which were made by Seymour Duncan and were copies of DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups. He also used Gibson PAFs, one of which was rewound by Seymour Duncan in 1978.In an interview with Guitar World in 1985, Van Halen stated that his guitar sound style which he called "brown sound" is "...basically a tone, a feeling that I'm always working at ... It comes from the person. If the person doesn't even know what that type of tone I'm talking about is, they can't really work towards it, can they?" In an interview with Billboard magazine in June 2015, he stated that with the expression "brown sound" he actually tried to describe the sound of his brother Alex's snare drum, which he thought "...sounds like he's beating on a log. It's very organic. So it wasn't my brown sound. It was Alex's."

Keyboards
The first recorded keyboard work by Van Halen is "And the Cradle Will Rock...", written and performed on a Wurlitzer electric piano through a Marshall amp. The riff for "Dancing in the Street" (on Diver Down) was written and performed on Minimoog. "Jump" and "I'll Wait" were written and performed on Oberheim OB-Xa, while "Dreams", "Why Can't This Be Love" and "Love Walks In" are with Oberheim OB-8. Eddie also wrote "When It's Love" and "Right Now" on keyboards.
During the 5150 and OU812 tours, Eddie Van Halen would play keyboard parts live while Hagar played the guitar. From the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tour, Van Halen played guitar throughout the concerts, while the keyboards were played backstage by touring keyboardist Alan Fitzgerald up through 2004, a fact kept low-key in the press.

Amplifiers
In 1993, Van Halen collaborated with Peavey Electronics to develop a series of amplifiers and cabinets, collectively called the 5150 series, which ended in 2004. Van Halen then began work with Fender, developing the EVH products and brand.

EVH brand
In 2007, the first EVH branded amplifiers were produced by Fender, followed shortly after by a limited-edition "Frankenstrat" inspired guitar. In 2009, they continued to press forward on the guitar front by releasing the Wolfgang-inspired EVH guitar line. The brand has since expanded to include additional guitars and accessories.

Patents
Van Halen was awarded three patents related to guitars: a folding prop to support a guitar in a flat position, a tension-adjusting tailpiece, and an ornamental design for a headstock.

Style and influence

Tapping

Van Halen's 1978 instrumental solo "Eruption", which was voted number 2 in Guitar World's readers poll of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos", showcased the tapping technique, which uses both left and right hands on the guitar neck. Although he popularized tapping, he did not invent the technique. According to MusicRadar, Steve Hackett - lead guitarist with Genesis in the 1970s - is "widely credited with inventing two-handed tapping" and was an influence on Van Halen. When asked about this, Hackett said, "Eddie and I have never spoken about it, but yes, he has credited me with tapping... Eddie is a fine player, of course, and he's the one who named the technique."
George Lynch said in an interview that he and Van Halen saw Harvey Mandel tap at the Starwood in the 1970s. Van Halen named Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin as an influence, saying in one interview with Guitar World:"I think I got the idea of tapping watching Jimmy Page do his "Heartbreaker" solo back in 1971. He was doing a pull-off to an open string, and I thought wait a minute, open string ... pull off. I can do that, but what if I use my finger as the nut and move it around? I just kind of took it and ran with it."
Until it expired in 2005, Van Halen held a patent for a flip-out support device that attaches to the rear of the electric guitar. This device enables the user to employ the tapping technique by playing the guitar in a manner similar to the piano with the face of the guitar oriented upward instead of forward.

Personal life

In 1980, Van Halen met actress Valerie Bertinelli at a Van Halen concert in Shreveport, Louisiana. They married in California eight months later on April 11, 1981, and had one son, Wolfgang, in 1991. In 2005, Bertinelli filed for divorce in Los Angeles after four years of separation. The divorce was finalized in 2007.The following year, Eddie proposed to his girlfriend, Janie Liszewski, an actress and stuntwoman who was Van Halen's publicist at the time. The two married in 2009 at his Studio City estate, with his son Wolfgang and ex-wife Bertinelli in attendance. His brother Alex Van Halen is an ordained minister, and he officiated Eddie's 2009 wedding and that of his former sister-in-law, Valerie Bertinelli, in 2011.

Legacy
In February 2017, Van Halen donated 75 guitars from his personal collection to Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, a program that provides musical instruments to students in low-income schools. At the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, Eddie Van Halen was honored by several former musicians he worked with. Jack White from The White Stripes, G. E. Smith, Charlie Benante from Anthrax, and Dierks Bentley gave speeches as a tribute to his career. Wolfgang Van Halen also shared several personal photos between him and his father. On October 10, 2020, Saturday Night Live paid tribute by playing a clip of him performing with G. E. Smith from a February 1987 show, which was hosted by Valerie Bertinelli. In 2020, the Pasadena Library, located in Pasadena, California, offered several archives and documents related to Eddie Van Halen. The collection included several albums, along with photographs by Neil Zlozower, and several CDs. The library also uploaded Van Halen's albums to Hoopla. On November 16, 2020, his son Wolfgang Van Halen announced on The Howard Stern Show that Van Halen would not continue as a band, saying "You can't have Van Halen without Eddie Van Halen".

References

External links
Eddie Van Halen at IMDb

Biography from Wikipedia ( see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0

Geographical origins

The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived.

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Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 - October 6, 2020), was an American musician and songwriter. He was the main songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, alongside bassist Mark Stone and singer David Lee Roth.

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Traditional Dutch clothing is very recognizable. According to an article about traditional Dutch clothing worn throughout the years, Dutch clothing has been an icon around the world. The article says "The most famous item is the often-mimicked wooden clogs or Klompen, but these shoes are not the only hallmarks of Holland" (Traditional Dutch Clothing, 2022). Along with the clogs, Dutch clothing is also known for other clothing items too. Some of these items include the kraplap (heavily starched cloth worn around the shoulders) along with the klepbroek, which are pants worn by the men. Women traditionally wore pointed, curled hats, along with long dresses and aprons. During specific times of life, for mourning or celebration, the traditional Dutch clothing changes as well. The Dutch have specific costume changes to recognize special moments. "The Dutch tended not to change their entire outfit, but rather, they altered some of the outer accessories: Women often had rough aprons and outdoor bonnets for work and smarter, more elegant aprons and dressy bonnets for shopping and visiting people. The most elegant Dutch outfits were worn for special occasions such as weddings and for going to church on Sundays" (Deloughry, 2018). While traditional Dutch clothing is not seen today, there are still regions in which still wear the clothing and celebrate it.

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Expat Guide to the Netherlands | Expatica

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Besides the cuisine, one of the most recognizable features of any culture in the world is its traditional costume. Here's a guide to traditional Dutch clothing.

While no longer worn in everyday life - having been replaced by worldwide fashion trends that leave little room for old-fashioned garb - traditional Dutch clothing has become a celebrated icon around the world. The most famous item is the often-mimicked wooden clogs, or klompen, but these shoes are not the only hallmarks of Holland.

Each region in the Netherlands has its own historical clothing, made for everyday wear or specific occasions such as weddings or funerals - all of which can be viewed, enjoyed and even tried on at Het Klederdrachtmuseum, also known as the Dutch Costume Museum, in Amsterdam.

Dutch Costume Museum: celebrating traditional Dutch clothing and culture

Aside from the wooden shoes, traditional Dutch costume includes a variety of dresses, pants and shirts, hats and other accessories that vary by region and, in many cases, by village. The most famous Dutch clothing hails from Volendam, a historic fishing village northeast of Amsterdam, with its pointed and curled women's bonnets. However, there are many other clothing items such as the kraplap, a piece of (often heavily starched) cloth worn around the shoulders, or klepbroek, a type of men's pants, that can be found throughout the country. Traditional craftwork played a large role in not just Dutch clothing, but the overall identity of each region.

The "little Dutch girl" costumes found so often in fancy dress shops are somewhat accurate, but they often miss out on some of the finer details that can be found in the Dutch Costume Museum. Not only is the museum itself historical - it is housed in one of Amsterdam's 17 th-century canal houses on the famous Herengracht, featuring two gables and an original Delft Blue toilet - it showcases its collection of clothing and historic wares in a unique setting.

Each of seven rooms of the museum is decorated in the style of each particular Dutch region, including Volendam, Marken, Hindeloopen, Staphorst, Spakenburg, Urk and Zeeland, which showcase the individual dress as well as the particular culture of each region - its history, crafts and traditions that shaped its inhabitants' identities. Visitors also get a chance to view an exhibit of photographs of Marken residents wearing traditional clothing from photographer Jimmy Nelson, who donated the collection to the museum.

When touring the museum, guests not only discover traditional Dutch dress, but experience past and present Dutch culture in a unique, immersive way.

Take a photo in traditional Dutch dress

For the perfect souvenir from a trip to Amsterdam, visitors can get a photograph of themselves wearing traditional Dutch clothing from Volendam at the museum. After donning the typical dress - complete with hats and bonnets, of course - guests will take a seat in front of a backdrop that features old Dutch décor pieces such as Delft Blue plates and the famous tulips. While guests slip back into their modern-day wear, the photos are printed for immediate viewing.

Host an event at the Dutch Clothing Museum

When hosting a business event in Amsterdam, the choice of venue is paramount - especially if attendees hail from countries other than the Netherlands, who will anticipate an authentic Amsterdam experience. The Dutch Costume Museum offers an intimate, unique venue as a historic canal house, the entirety of which can be reserved for privacy. Tailormade event packages are designed to accommodate any type of event, whether it's a casual meeting among colleagues or a formal dinner with potential business partners. Impress guests with a welcome drink of Dutch jenever - yet another tradition the museum can highlight - and snacks such as smoked sausage, pickles and aged cheese or a standing seven-course buffet, followed by a private tour of the museum.

The museum can even offer attendees a one-hour course to learn the art of Staphorster stipwerk, a technique of decorating fabric with needles and paint, to further engross themselves in Dutch tradition. At the end of the class, guests can take home their own personally decorated bag. At the end of the event, commemorate the evening with a photo of all guests dressed in traditional Dutch costume!

Learn and shop at the museum

End a visit to the Dutch Costume Museum in the shop, which offers not only traditional textiles and clothing, but jewellery, handcrafted products and gifts for children. For a different kind of gift, bring someone (or just yourself) to the museum during a workshop on Wednesday or Saturday (check the website for dates) for a stipwerk masterclass.

Traditional clothing in the Netherlands is not often seen on the streets, but it is recognisable everywhere in the world. With a tour of the Dutch Costume Museum, visitors can see first-hand the differences in dress among Dutch regions - and even try them on.
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Besides the cuisine, one of the most recognizable features of any culture in the world is its traditional costume. Here's a guide to traditional Dutch clothing. While no longer worn in everyday life - having been replaced by worldwide fashion trends that leave little room for old-fashioned garb - traditional Dutch clothing has become a celebrated icon around the world.

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Tulip Time, May 6 - 14, 2023 - Holland, Michigan

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Hundreds of costumed locals perform traditional Dutch dances every day throughout the City of Holland. Kinder Dutch Dancers are 8-10 years old, Alumni Dutch Dancers are out of high school and the largest group of our dancers are high school age. Dance performances are approximately 5-15 minutes. After some performances, we also have a 10-minute style show to showcase the traditional Dutch costumes. Come and enjoy the rich history and fun of Dutch Dance at Tulip Time!
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History

The history of Dutch Dance began in 1935 with local high school girls performing at the Tulip Time Festival. They were dressed in costumes and were called "Klompen Dancers." The precursor to these Dancers began 2 years earlier when a high school gym teacher Ethel Perry trained twelve students to perform Dutch Folk dances. The Dancers, then called the "Dutch Villagers", performed to the tune of "Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone?" but did not perform as part of the Festival.

Originally the dancers' costumes were delft blue with white organdy caps and aprons. In 1953 a compilation of Dutch Folk music was created, Dutch Dance as we know it was choreographed and standards for costumes were developed. Over the years, as information became available, additional costumes were added and revisions were made.

Today's Dancers wear costumes patterned after the traditional dress of the Dutch Provinces. Each costume is handmade by local seamstresses and carefully inspected before it can be worn in the Dutch Dance performances.

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Hundreds of costumed locals perform traditional Dutch dances every day throughout the City of Holland. Kinder Dutch Dancers are 8-10 years old, Alumni Dutch Dancers are out of high school and the largest group of our dancers are high school age. Dance performances are approximately 5-15 minutes.

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While when thinking of Dutch food, most people will think of bland recipes or pancakes, traditional Dutch food dives much deeper than that. A popular dish in Holland is the Hollandse nieuwe haring. Typically seen as controversial, many people indulge in this raw herring as a snack. According to an article describing popular dishes of the Dutch tradition, the author talks about Sate, saying that while originating from Asia, and similar to satay sauce, it's used regularly by the Dutch, using the sauce as if it is Ketchup or Mayonaise as Americans use for french fries. Another popular snack of the Dutch would be the Dutch Doughnuts, which are also traditionally called Oliebollen.

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Top ten traditional Dutch foods – LeShuttle

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How many traditional Dutch foods have you tried? Before you travel to the Netherlands, tick off our top ten.

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The Dutch traditions have had an impact on the U.S. because more and more people today are discovering their heritage and being able to express it. With celebrities like Eddie Van Halen being Dutch, among others, other people begin to look into their heritage too, bringing more of the traditions from other countries to the U.S. to be able to be celebrated.

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"Eddie Van Halen was the guitarist, singer, and founder of the hard rock band Van Halen" (People, Eddie Van Halen, n.d.). Halen's full name was Edward Lodewijk Van Halen. Eddie was born in Amsterdam in 1955. According to Geneastar, Eddie Van Halen's parents were Jan Van Halen, a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinetist, and saxophonist, and Eugenia Van Beers, who was Eurasian. Eddie Van Halen's first language and language that he spoke as a child prior to learning English, was Dutch.

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FAQs

How did Eddie Van Halen die?

Eddie Van Halen passed away on Oct. 6, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. His son, Wolfgang Van Halen, announced his death on Twitter.

Why did Valeri Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen divorce?

Valeri Bertinelli, who was married to Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007, told Oprah Winfrey in a 2008 interview, "One of the many reasons that Ed and I split up is to give Wolfie [the couple's son] a better vision of what two people who are supposedly in love treat each other like. She added, "Ed and I weren't treating each other like two people that loved each other, and that's what Wolfie was seeing."

What kind of guitar did Eddie Van Halen play?

Eddie Van Halen constructed his own guitar, known as Frankenstrat, by piecing together different guitar parts. "I wanted a Fender vibrato and a Stratocaster body style with a humbucker in it, and it did not exist," he previously told 'Musician's Friend.'

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Eddie Van Halen was a guitarist, singer-songwriter and founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. He rose to fame in 1977 when his band caught the eye of Gene Simmons while performing at a local bar in Los Angeles. They released several multiplatinum albums, including 'Van Halen,' 'Van Halen II,' 'Women and Children First' and 'Fair Warning.'