A night-lapse of King's Night (April 26th) in Tilburg, Netherlands. King's Night is a festival celebrated the night before King's Day. Usually towns that celebrate King's Night do not celebrate King's Day and vice-versa. King's Day used to formally known as Queen's Day. On Queen's Day the Royal Family would visit cities in the Netherlands and spend time with their people. Queen's Day was a day that every Dutch person was excited about, and foreign visitors would plan their trips especially around this date so they could celebrate it too. Besides the festivals in the bigger cities with DJ's and fairs, you can also find flea markets and old Dutch games in every city, big and small. The markets and games are mainly for children, but adults participate in it too. On Queen's Night and Day (Queen's Night was the night before) everybody wears orange; clothes, jewelry, accessories like sunglasses, scarfs, and etcetera. The whole country turns into the color orange. Why orange? Because the royal family's last name is 'of Orange'. And now you might be wondering... Queen's Night/Day does not exist anymore right!? Now what?! Well, in 2013 Queen Beatrix abdicated and former Prince Willem-Alexander gained the throne. He became king and his wife Princess Maxima became queen. As King Willem-Alexander's birthday is on April 27th, the date and name changed to April 27th and King's Day. In 2014 The Netherlands celebrated their first King's Day. Apparently a lot of tourists did not know this and still showed up dressed in orange on April 30th. It is a shame, and everyone thought the following year (2015) would be different. However, it did not change as this year's tourists once again came to The Netherlands, dressed up in orange and were ready to celebrate Queen's Day on the 30th of April. Website: secretsofaworldtraveller.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/secretsofaworldtraveller Twitter: twitter.com/SWorldTraveller Google Plus: plus.google.com/+Secretsofaworldtravellerofficial

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