2. The Netherlands
The land of clogs……

3. The Flag
This is the Dutch flag.
The red stands for bravery and
strength
The white stands for peace + honesty
and

4. Languages
Dutch is the national language of
the Netherlands but Frisian is also
spoken.
Here’s some basic Frisian and
Dutch words.

5. Frisian
Hello = hoi
Yes = ja (yah)
 No = Nee (Nay)

6. Dutch
Hello = Hallo
 bye = afshied
(afsheds)

7. Did you know??
• In The Netherlands they have a saying ‘God
made the Earth but the Dutch made Holland’
• Netherlands means low country in Dutch.
• Heineken comes from Holland!!!

8. Lazybones Day!!!
In the Netherlands there’s a
festival called lazybones day.
Hot lazybones cakes with syrup.
You go around banging pots and
pans.
It was started long ago when a
man called Piet Lak fell asleep
while enemies came.

9. CURRENCY
 Had Euro in banks since 1999
Started using it in 2002.
Before that money was the
Guilder.
 Joined European Union in 1957

10. Native animals
 Wild Boar ( wild pig)
 Moose
 Roe Deer
 Elk

11. European mink
Endangered mammal in Europe.
Short legs, bushy tail and a slim
arched body.
It’s body is black-ish brown
It can adapt well to semi-
aquatic life.

12. Anne Frank
 Anne Frank Was German
 Had to move in WW2
 She was a Jew.
 All was happy in Holland
until……

13. Hitler invades
 They felt safe until 1940
Annex.
Her diary was her best friend
 Died March 1945
Anne Frank nearly lived to the end of the
war.

14. What the Dutch are famous for
 Windmills (blades aprox 20 -30 ft)
Tulips
Cheese (Gouda and Edam are most
famous)
Heinkin (founded by Alfred Heinkin)

15. And Finally the
Costume!
This is traditional
costume

16. Thank you
for
watching!!
By
Erika
and
Sarah