Cultural Traditions in the Netherlands Kelly Spenc Crabtree Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com
Welcome to the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a flat country located in western Europe Over 16 million people live in this small country The official language is Dutch but the government also recognizes a regional language from the province of Friesland called Frisian Many Dutch people also speak English The Netherlands is bordered by Germany Belgium and the North Sea Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands but the government is located in a city called The Hague above 4
Culture is the common beliefs and practices shared by a group of people A country’s culture is expressed through its language history and religion Most people in the Netherlands are Christian The country also has small Jewish and Muslim populations Did You Know Some people refer to the Netherlands as Holland However Holland only makes up two provinces in the entire country About half of the Netherlands is located below sea level Over hundreds of years the Dutch have built canals to drain wet marshy areas 5
