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The Canadian Tulip Festival claims to be the world's largest tulip festival, with attendance of over 500,000 visitors annually. This major cultural event is held annually in Ottawa and Gatineau, Canada, over the course of 18 days in May, concluding with the Victoria Day long weekend.
Although tulips are displayed throughout the city, the most extensive tulip beds are to found in Commissioners Park on the shores of Dow's Lake, and along the Rideau Canal with 300,000 tulips planted there alone.
The landscape architects' creativity results in an impressive range of flower displays. Some stand out for their simplicity and boldness by using a single variety. Others contain flowers of various sizes and colours that convey an impression of movement and dramatic intensisty. All contribute to a spectacular springtime experience.
There is nothing haphazard about the magnificent spectacle of tulips bloodming in Canada's Capital. Well before the bulbs are planted in fall, the National Capital Commission's landscape architects begin designing the flower beds. Using more than 50 varieties of tulips of various colours, sizes and flowering periods, they transform the flowerbeds into a visible symbol of the friendship that links Canada and the Netherlands.
Many people do not realize that a considerable amount of time and energy is required to create the tulip displays in the National Capital Commission's parks. From design to flowering, the process takes 17 months.
Speaking about her daughter, Princess Margriet, Princess Juliana declared "My baby will always be a link with Canada, not only for my own family but for the Netherlands".
The "Canadian" princess has returned a number of times to Ottawa and has also represented the Royal Family at numerous events throughout the country.
Peace strengthened the bonds the war had forged between Canada and the Netherlands. After the liberation, thousands of Dutch citizens seeking new opportunities decided to leave Europe and emigrate to Canada. From 1946 to 1950, nearly 26,000 settled in southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. From 1951 to 1957, the number of immigrants rose to 103,000. Many of these families would become prosperous in Canada, benefitting their adopted country with their remarkable creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.
Once the war had ended, the people of the Netherlands and Princess Juliana sent the Canadian people many-magnificent gifts, including 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada's Capital in gratitude for the involvement of the Canadian troops in the liberation. In 1946, Princess Juliana herself gave 20,000 additional bulbs to the country that had given her refuge.
Since 1958, the annual gift of 10,000 tulip bulbs from the Royal Family are added to those donated by the Dutch Bulb Growers Association.
In addition to being the guardian of the tulip bulbs given each year, the National Capital Commission also buys thousands of bulbs annually. Today, close to a million tulips bloom every spring in the National Capital Region. The tulips are therefore very important, not only because they provide a unique display, but also because they symbolize an international friendship.
After five years in hiding, the red, white and blue national flag reappeared in the towns and villages of the Netherlands, as did the orange standard of the House of Orange.
Seven thousand Canadian soldiers died in the campaign to liberate the Netherlands. The Dutch were eager to show their gratitude and the children gathered wild flowers to place on the graves of the soldiers who had fallen on the field of honour.
By the thousands, Canadian soldiers laid down their arms and began to rebuild houses, dikes and bridges. Canadian military physicians attended to civilians and many troops brought help to the population so cruelly affected by the war.
As the guns fell silent, romance blossomed amid the ruins and lasting bonds were formed between the Canadian and Dutch people. Many of these romances led to marriage. The Canadian government paid the passage for more than 1,800 Dutch was brides and some 400 children to come to Canada.
During the last month of the war, the Allies directed their man offensive against Germany. The Canadians, whose mission was to liberate the Netherlands, pushed to the north and west. The enemy had not yet surrendered and the Canadian advance met with stiff resistance. They liberated village after village, and the Dutch, wild with joy, took to the streets in celebration.
By April 28, German military leaders knew that the end was near. A truce was negotiated and food began to reach the starving civilian population. General Johannes Blaskowitz, commander of the occupation forces, surrendered to Lietenant-General Foulkes of 1st Canadian Army Corps on May 5, 1945.
The war in the Netherlands was finally over!
In early May, Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana returned to the Netherlands. The little princesses, Beatrix, Irene and Margriet, joined their parents later during the summer of 1945.
The Nazi police force set out to break the spirit of Dutch civilians through a campaign of terror. Civilians were shot in the streets by the hundreds. Those who resisted by spying, hiding Jews or publishing underground newspapers were arrested, tortured and sent to concentration camps.
From May 1940 to May 1945 Some 120,000 men were sent as slave labour to Germany; 130,000 Jews were beaten, murdered or sent to concentration camps.
Under the pressure of occupation and war, the economy collapset. By the winter of 1944-45, there was no electricity, no fule for woodstoves and very little food. A loaf of bread was worth a fortune on the black market and the starving people were reduced to eating tulip bulbs and sugar beets. The war cost the lives of some 230,000 Dutch civilians, 18,000 of whom succombed to starvation in the last winter alone.
In many ways, Princess Juliana lived an ordinary life in Ottawa. Like so many Canadian women, her husband was serving in the war, and she knitted for the soldiers. She also volunteered in a second-hand store set up to raise money for the war effort.
In other ways, however, the princess's lifestyle was quite different. She was in constant contact with her mother and father in England. As her mother's representative, she acted as her people's ambassador, travelling in Canada, the United States and the Netherlands Antilles, visiting military troops and generating support for the was effort.
Meanwhile, the daily life of the little princesses resembled that of other Canadian children. Princesses Beatrix and Irene attended the Rockcliffe Park public school and played with their friends.
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The Canadian Tulip Festival claims to be the world's largest tulip festival, with attendance of over 500,000 visitors annually. This major cultural event is held annually in Ottawa and Gatineau, Canada, over the course of 18 days in May, concluding with the Victoria Day long weekend.
Although tulips are displayed throughout the city, the most extensive tulip beds are to found in Commissioners Park on the shores of Dow's Lake, and along the Rideau Canal with 300,000 tulips planted there alone.
The landscape architects' creativity results in an impressive range of flower displays. Some stand out for their simplicity and boldness by using a single variety. Others contain flowers of various sizes and colours that convey an impression of movement and dramatic intensisty. All contribute to a spectacular springtime experience.
There is nothing haphazard about the magnificent spectacle of tulips bloodming in Canada's Capital. Well before the bulbs are planted in fall, the National Capital Commission's landscape architects begin designing the flower beds. Using more than 50 varieties of tulips of various colours, sizes and flowering periods, they transform the flowerbeds into a visible symbol of the friendship that links Canada and the Netherlands.
Many people do not realize that a considerable amount of time and energy is required to create the tulip displays in the National Capital Commission's parks. From design to flowering, the process takes 17 months.
Speaking about her daughter, Princess Margriet, Princess Juliana declared "My baby will always be a link with Canada, not only for my own family but for the Netherlands".
The "Canadian" princess has returned a number of times to Ottawa and has also represented the Royal Family at numerous events throughout the country. Peace strengthened the bonds the war had forged between Canada and the Netherlands. After the liberation, thousands of Dutch citizens seeking new opportunities decided to leave Europe and emigrate to Canada. From 1946 to 1950, nearly 26,000 settled in southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. From 1951 to 1957, the number of immigrants rose to 103,000. Many of these families would become prosperous in Canada, benefitting their adopted country with their remarkable creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.
Once the war had ended, the people of the Netherlands and Princess Juliana sent the Canadian people many-magnificent gifts, including 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada's Capital in gratitude for the involvement of the Canadian troops in the liberation. In 1946, Princess Juliana herself gave 20,000 additional bulbs to the country that had given her refuge.
Since 1958, the annual gift of 10,000 tulip bulbs from the Royal Family are added to those donated by the Dutch Bulb Growers Association.
In addition to being the guardian of the tulip bulbs given each year, the National Capital Commission also buys thousands of bulbs annually. Today, close to a million tulips bloom every spring in the National Capital Region. The tulips are therefore very important, not only because they provide a unique display, but also because they symbolize an international friendship.
After five years in hiding, the red, white and blue national flag reappeared in the towns and villages of the Netherlands, as did the orange standard of the House of Orange. Seven thousand Canadian soldiers died in the campaign to liberate the Netherlands. The Dutch were eager to show their gratitude and the children gathered wild flowers to place on the graves of the soldiers who had fallen on the field of honour. By the thousands, Canadian soldiers laid down their arms and began to rebuild houses, dikes and bridges. Canadian military physicians attended to civilians and many troops brought help to the population so cruelly affected by the war. As the guns fell silent, romance blossomed amid the ruins and lasting bonds were formed between the Canadian and Dutch people. Many of these romances led to marriage. The Canadian government paid the passage for more than 1,800 Dutch was brides and some 400 children to come to Canada.
During the last month of the war, the Allies directed their man offensive against Germany. The Canadians, whose mission was to liberate the Netherlands, pushed to the north and west. The enemy had not yet surrendered and the Canadian advance met with stiff resistance. They liberated village after village, and the Dutch, wild with joy, took to the streets in celebration. By April 28, German military leaders knew that the end was near. A truce was negotiated and food began to reach the starving civilian population. General Johannes Blaskowitz, commander of the occupation forces, surrendered to Lietenant-General Foulkes of 1st Canadian Army Corps on May 5, 1945.
The war in the Netherlands was finally over!
In early May, Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana returned to the Netherlands. The little princesses, Beatrix, Irene and Margriet, joined their parents later during the summer of 1945.
The Nazi police force set out to break the spirit of Dutch civilians through a campaign of terror. Civilians were shot in the streets by the hundreds. Those who resisted by spying, hiding Jews or publishing underground newspapers were arrested, tortured and sent to concentration camps.
From May 1940 to May 1945 Some 120,000 men were sent as slave labour to Germany; 130,000 Jews were beaten, murdered or sent to concentration camps. Under the pressure of occupation and war, the economy collapset. By the winter of 1944-45, there was no electricity, no fule for woodstoves and very little food. A loaf of bread was worth a fortune on the black market and the starving people were reduced to eating tulip bulbs and sugar beets. The war cost the lives of some 230,000 Dutch civilians, 18,000 of whom succombed to starvation in the last winter alone.
In many ways, Princess Juliana lived an ordinary life in Ottawa. Like so many Canadian women, her husband was serving in the war, and she knitted for the soldiers. She also volunteered in a second-hand store set up to raise money for the war effort. In other ways, however, the princess's lifestyle was quite different. She was in constant contact with her mother and father in England. As her mother's representative, she acted as her people's ambassador, travelling in Canada, the United States and the Netherlands Antilles, visiting military troops and generating support for the was effort. Meanwhile, the daily life of the little princesses resembled that of other Canadian children. Princesses Beatrix and Irene attended the Rockcliffe Park public school and played with their friends.