IntroductiontoDutchCustomsandCultureinEngli目录CONTENTS01DutchhistoryTheBeginningofDutchHistory要点一要点二SummaryDetailsTheearlyhistoryoftheNetherlandsismarketedbyitspositionontheLowCountiesborderbetweentheHolyRomanEmpireandFranceThefirstrecordedincidentsoftheLowCountiesweretheFranks,whosettledintheregionduringthe3rdcenturyAD.Overthenextfewcenters,theregionwasrequestedandrerequestedbyvariousEuropeanpowers,includingtheCarolinians,Vikings,andtheHolyRomanEmpireDutchGoldenAgeSummaryThe17thcenturyisknownastheDutchGoldenAge,aperiodofeconomic,cultural,andpoliticalboomfortheNetherlandsDetailsThisperiodwascharacterizedbytheriskofDutchseabornetrade,colonization,andtheestablishmentoftheDutchEastIndiaCompany(VOC)andtheDutchWestIndiaCompany(WIC)Artandculturealsoflowedduringthistime,withartistslikeRembrandtandVermeercreatingmasterpiecesModernDutchHistorySummary:The19thand20thcentersweremarketedbypoliticalupkeepandDetails:The19thcenturysawtheriskofliberalismandworkers'rightsmovementsThe20thcenturybrighttwoWorldWarstotheNetherlandsThecountrywasneutralinWorldWarIbutaffectedheavylossesinWorldWarIIHowever,postwarreconstructionwasswift,andtheNetherlandsbecauseakeyplayerintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity(nowtheEuropeanUnion)industrializationintheNetherlands02DutchcustomsDutchfestivalsKing'sDay(Koningsdag)010203OnApril27th,King'sDayiscelebratedwithstreetparts,music,andorangeattributesNationalDay(NationaleDag)OnOctober4th,theNetherlandscellsitsNationalDaywithfireworksandparagraphsSinterklaas(St.NicholasDay)December5thisadayforpresentationsandsweepsfromSt.NicholasDutchtraditionalclothingDirndlSpruitjesAtraditionalDutchwomen'sdress,usuallymadeoflineorcotton,withafittedbodyandfullskirtTraditionalDutchchildren'sclothing,commonlymadeofcottonorlinen,withprintsorEmbroideryKolksterAmen'straditionalhatmadeoffeltorwool,oftenwithadecorativebandDutchcuisineDutchFries(FrenchFries)OriginatingintheNetherlands,thesearethin,crispstripsofpotatothataredeepfriedHerring(Haring)ApopularDutchdishmadefromsaltedandpickledherringBitterballDeepfriedorbakedsmallmeatballs,oftenpreservedwithMustard03DutchcultureDutchartDutchGoldenAgeModernDutchArtThisperiod,roughlyfromthe17thcenturytothemid-18thcentury,isconsideredthepeakofDutchart.Itischaracterizedbyitsrealisticanddetaileddepictionofdailylife,landscapes,andstilllivesArtistslikeRembrandtandVermeerarefansfortheirworkfromthisperiodSincethelate19thcentury,DutchartistshavebeenattheforefrontofmodernartmovementsArtistslikeMondrianandKandinskywerekeyfiguresinthedevelopmentofabstractart,whileotherDutchartistslikeDeKooningandBaselitzhavemadesignificantcontributionstoabstractexpressionismandpopartDutcharchitectureGothicRevivalInthe19thcentury,DutcharchitectslikePierreCuypersandAlexanderPieningreturnedtotheGothicstyleofarchitecture,oftenusingitforrelevantbuildingslikecathedralsandabeysModernArchitectureThe20thcenturybrokeanewwaveofmodernarchitecturetotheNetherlandsArchitectslikeAldovanEyckandHermanHertzbergerareknownfortheirfunctionalistdesigns,bothusingconcreteandsteel,andcreatingbuildsthatarebothstructurallysoundandbeautifulDutchliterature17thCenturyClassicsModernLiteratureThe17thcenturyisconsideredthegoldenageofDutchliteratureWriterslikeJoostvandenVondelandGerbrandAdriaanszwriteplays,poetry,andotherworksthatarestillwidereadtodaySincethelate19thcentury,Dutchliteraturehasbeendiversean...
