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Remembrance of the Dead

When:
🗓️ May 4

Where:
Netherlands 🇳🇱

Since:
1946

Organized by Commissie Nationale Herdenking since 1946
🕯️

Also known as Nationale Dodenherdenking.
On May 4 the flag is raised halfway the pole.
At 20:00 GMT+1 all through the Netherlands 2 minutes of silence are observed to honor those fell victim to the military conflicts of WW2 and in the wars there after.
During those 2 minutes of silence all traffic is halted as well.

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