After two years (and in some places three years) Easter fires in the Netherlands again | Inland
Hundreds of people especially in the east and north of the country came out to watch the fire. Volunteers often spent weeks piling up branches and other pruning waste.
In the Netherlands, the first Easter fires were already lit on Saturday, but there is a lot of burning, especially on Sundays.
After a few days of saving wood, the Easter fire in Oldeholtpade in Friesland was lit under the supervision of dozens of villagers and interested parties.
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In Germany the fires traditionally burn on Thursdays and Fridays. Due to the spring weather and the wind produced, smog can spread over the quiet Netherlands, the RIVM reports.
Easter fire met many spectators in Klazienaveen.
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The control room in the north of the Netherlands received many messages on Sunday evening from people who smell a burning smell and may not have immediately thought of the Easter tradition after two years.
An Easter fire on Easter Monday of the Dijkerhoek hamlet. The hamlet in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten has won the Easter fire competition with the largest Easter fire with a height of 15 meters and a volume of more than 4000 cubic meters of pruning wood.
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