OLD (AND NEW) FACES IN AN OLD DUTCH STREET

It’s a fun, folkloric event, but they take it very seriously.

We happened to be visiting Schagen, a small town just over 60km north of Amsterdam, on the day of a parade.

It was a busy market day, but suddenly the crowd was asked to make way as a group in traditional Dutch costume passed, riding on horse-drawn carts, pushing wicker prams, riding bicycles with baskets of poultry and playing accordions.

Unexpected, and spectacular, it made for excellent photo ops…

You have to love seeing the kids getting into it so excitedly, even though it meant walking a long way in wooden clogs. Not comfortable!

The parade takes place in Schagen on ten Thursdays during the summer. Once it was over, the participants mingled with others in the street. More interesting images!

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