Yesterday was Good Friday, and tomorrow begins Easter, special days for Christians. For the Dutch, Good Friday also means the start of the Easter weekend and therefore a long weekend, during which many go out. In this article we take a closer look at Good Friday and Easter.
The editors wish all readers and bloggers a Happy Easter!
Tomorrow is Easter and that means Easter eggs, Easter bread, Easter branches: a good chance you brought one of those things into your home for Easter. Or that you will at least eat some chocolate eggs. But where do these traditions come from?
Easter: This is how you cook the perfect egg!
The Easter weekend has arrived and we are going to eat delicious food again at Easter. Of course, that also includes a tasty egg. Everyone can boil an egg, right? Well, no, but with the following tips you can cook the perfect egg from now on.
'Easter' a Thai dream that fell apart (readers' submission)
Every Easter my mind drifts back to Weera (her real name was Weeraporn), a Thai woman I have been married to for 4 months. Now I hear you thinking “what does that have to do with each other”. This blog is especially for those men who, like me, believed in the Thai dream.
Additional COVID-19 Blog by Ambassador Kees Rade
Normally Easter weekend in the Netherlands, and Songkran in Thailand, is a period where many people visit family or friends, enjoy the beginning of spring in the Netherlands or spray each other with water in hot Thailand. How different is the picture this year! Empty roads, deserted bus stations, no street festivities. In the midst of this exceptional period, just an interim message from the embassy.
No public holidays due to the corona crisis
Due to the corona virus, the well-known (holiday) days will be given a different interpretation in the near future, both in Thailand and elsewhere in the world. The upcoming Chakri Day, Monday April 6, will no longer be a day off as people used to due to the corona virus. Government services and post offices will also be closed on that day.
Easter party or Easter bunny?
This week, while shopping in Pattaya, I was surprised by an Easter bunny with eggs. Is commerce also breaking through in this area? And what thoughts will come to the mind of the Thais when they see this in the assortment of the store. Do they see this more as a "gadget" of the store or do they find the Farang a bit strange in certain areas? A hare with eggs? Keutels fits better in their perception of a hare, but eggs.
For the Dutch in Thailand (Bangkok) and especially for the children, there will be a pleasant Easter morning at the end of this month.
The countdown has really begun now
The Easter days in the Netherlands are special this year. It could be the middle of summer. Yesterday I went jogging and for a moment I thought I was walking abroad. The thermometer got stuck at 27 degrees and that is exceptional for the end of April. The weather in the Netherlands seems to be quite upset. Snow in November and almost tropical in April. Can it get any crazier? Vacation The countdown has really begun. Next Sunday I will leave from…