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American Ann Reevers Jarvis was active in grassroots development work and devised a special day for ‘memorial mother’s day for mothers living and dead’. It was her daughter, Anna Jarvis (1864-1948), who eventually implemented this plan. She chose the second Sunday in May as the date for this new ‘Mother’s Day’. Not without reason, this… Continue reading Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day?

In the Netherlands, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. This is not the same in every country. In Belgium, for example, they celebrate Mother’s Day in August. In the Netherlands, we follow the initiative of American Anna Jarvis (1864-1948), while in Belgium they have Catholic motives for Mother’s Day. Hence the… Continue reading What day does Mother’s Day fall on?

The top three highest-earning actors are Keanu Reeves for Matrix Revolutions and Matrix Reloaded ($156 million), Bruce Willis for The Sixth Sense ($100 million). Angelina Jolie is the highest-earning actress when she was credited with $40 million for her 2010 role in Salt.

In Bollywood, present-day Mumbai (formerly Bombay), most of the films are made. Historically, most films have been made in Hollywood. Hollywood also makes (and spends) the most money on films.

The most lucrative film ever is 2009’s Avatar. This film earned nearly $3 billion. Avengers Endgame from 2019 takes the second spot, with only $50 million less than Avatar. The third spot is reserved for 2002’s Titanic with just over $2 billion in sales. These top three are compiled for the global box office.

There are three films that have won 11 Oscars: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Return of the King (2003, third part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy). The film studio with the most Oscars in total is Walt Disney with 22 regular and 4 special Oscars and 59 nominations.

Willem-Alexander and Máxima offer the annual Koningsdag concert. The concert is attended by audiences (by invitation) involved in the organisation of King’s Day, a few weeks before King’s Day itself.

Princess Amalia’s birthday is on December 7, two days after St Nicholas and when it is very inclement outside. She herself has indicated that she will honour the current date when she ascends the throne.

Koningsdag is celebrated extensively throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands. So not only in the Netherlands, but also in Aruba, Curaçao and the Netherlands Antilles.

Koningsdag has been celebrated in its current form since 2013. The first Queen’s Day was celebrated in 1891 when Wilhelmina ascended the throne after the death of William 3. Locally, Princess Day was celebrated in honour of Wilhelmina as early as 1885.