Today is the first anniversary of the Stadsdag, the birth-day of the city of Utrecht, for on June 2, 1122 the city received City rights. Today the city is 887 years old.
The tradition is that on a birthday "beschuit met muisjes" (biscuit with sucred aniseed in a form that could be a micro mouse) is eaten.
For boys the colour is blue and white, for girls the colour is pink and white and for Utrecht the colour is red and white, for these colours are the colours of the flag of city.
Also the flags on the Dom Tower and the flag in front of the Town Hall waved their red-white colours for this special occasion.
This year the celebration is a bit sober for it was hardly a month ago, on 7 May, that the Utrecht Party Leefbaar Utrecht presented a motion to celebrate this day.
But nevertheless compliments to the Catharijne Convent (museum) and the Utrechtse Archief which quickly organized this day.
The tradition is that on a birthday "beschuit met muisjes" (biscuit with sucred aniseed in a form that could be a micro mouse) is eaten.
For boys the colour is blue and white, for girls the colour is pink and white and for Utrecht the colour is red and white, for these colours are the colours of the flag of city.
Also the flags on the Dom Tower and the flag in front of the Town Hall waved their red-white colours for this special occasion.
This year the celebration is a bit sober for it was hardly a month ago, on 7 May, that the Utrecht Party Leefbaar Utrecht presented a motion to celebrate this day.
But nevertheless compliments to the Catharijne Convent (museum) and the Utrechtse Archief which quickly organized this day.
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