This week everyone is welcome at T.R.A.C.S
who wants to BE A KING
To celebrate the Dutch Kingdom Day
T.R.A.C.S on River Island
Koninkrijksdag (Papiamento: Dia di Reino,
English: Kingdom Day) is the commemoration of the signing of the Charter for
the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 15 December 1954 in Aruba , Curaçao, the Netherlands , and Sint Maarten. When 15 December falls on a Sunday, the
commemoration takes place on Monday 16 December. Kingdom Day is, unlike
Koninginnedag (English: Queen's Day), not an official national holiday, but
government buildings are instructed to fly the flag of the Netherlands without pennant.
The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands was signed by Queen Juliana on 15 December 1954 .
The charter deals with the relation between the Netherlands and the overseas territories, the Netherlands Antilles ,
Netherlands New Guinea and Suriname .
As of 2010, the charter governs the relationships between the Netherlands , Aruba (since 1986), Curaçao and Sint Maarten (since 2010).
Since 2005, the Koninkrijksconcert (English:
Kingdom Concert) is annually held on 15 December, to celebrate the relationship
between Netherlands , the Netherlands Antilles , and Aruba . At the concerts, that were held in respectively Dordrecht , Amersfoort , Nijmegen , and
Curaçao, musical artists from all over the kingdom have performed.
In 2008, Naturalisatiedag (English:
Naturalisation Day) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands was moved from 24 August,
the day on which the Constitution of the Netherlands was signed, to 15
December, which has a symbolic meaning for all constituent countries of the
kingdom. On Naturalisation Day, newly naturalized citizens officially receive
their Dutch citizenship.
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