Why Do the Dutch Wear Orange?
Вставка
- Опубліковано 30 сер 2018
- Have you ever wondered why the Dutch wear orange? Their flag is red, white, and blue - so why orange? In this video I look at this question, which may have a fairly simple answer, but there's a more to this question than first meets the eye.
This video is brought to you by Squarespace:
squarespace.com/wonderwhy
Build a beautiful website with all the tools you'll need at Squarespace. Start your free trial now and get 10% off your first purchase of a domain or website with the offer code WONDERWHY
I also look at the far-reaching influence of the colour orange, and its association with the Dutch.
I finish off by looking at a few more countries that also have national colours not on their flag.
Thanks to all my subscribers for the continued support!
Ever wondered why the Dutch wear orange? Their flag is red, white, and blue. The short answer to this question is a very simple one, but there's a lot more to it than first meets the eye. I also look at the far-reaching influence of the Dutch, and how the colour orange has spread throughout the world. The Netherlands isn't the only country that has a national colour not on their flag though, as I discuss at the end of this video!
Thanks so much for watching, really hope you all enjoy this video.
Don't forget to checkout this video's sponsor, Squarespace, if you're in need of a website, domain, or online store. Start a free trial, and you can get 10% off your first purchase with offer code WONDERWHY. Go to: squarespace.com/wonderwhy
Until next time!
Love your videos
Do you support rangers or Celtic my man?
And what about Belgium?
Can I offer sugfestion. Try to make this videos 5 min tops. They ll get much more atention
Good video but I am pretty sure the gold and green for Australia comes from our national flower. the golden wattle.
As a Dutchman I usually watch these videos with skepticism, expecting mistakes and oversimplifications, and especially not to learn anything. But I did! I didn't know Ireland got their orange from us! And you had a perfect degree of detail.
You keep being amazing WonderWhy!
No, because ~90% of videos on the netherlands are incredibly rose-coloured or just incredibly wrong. This video is good, but generally an exception.
@Sijmen Jobben
Genuinely interested: what mistakes did WonderWhy make in this video?
Seriously?
@benjamin dat wist ik zeker ook, had alleen niet het besef dat het oranje van de Ierse driekleur (die toch een hele tijd na Willem III de kop op deed (dit is niet koning Willem III maar stadhouder/prins Willem III in de tijd van de republiek)) er een verbintenis mee had.
Het uniform dat wordt gedragen op Prinsjesdag is nog steeds blauw als referentie naar de 'blauwe garde' die bij de Slag om de Boyne de beslissende factor vormde.
Fun fact: Als jij in het leger zit en eraan mee wilt doen, trek dan maar een paar jaar uit. Het is de meest over-ingetekende activiteit bij Defensie, zelfs nog meer dan parachutespringen.
Somebody posts a video about Dutch people
Dutch people in the comments section: *_allow us to introduce ourselves_*
GEKOLONISEERD
@@DionneSier13 KOLONISATIEGANG
Mag ik mezelf introduceren
@@lunaschoolderman7848 ja, ja dat mag makker
Goed meme
Honestly (I am dutch) I think we should change our flag back to having orange on top. 1 it is unique, 2 history, 3 we would no longer have a sideways french flag....
or a russian flag :)
The red white and blue flag is more historic actually.
@@Grofvolkoren no its not.... The prinsenvlag has seen most battles. The prinsenvlag whas also the flag of holland not the netherlands. And napoleon changed it to red, White and blue. So the currant flag isnt the real dutch flag.... And a real dutch patriot should fly the prinsenvlag.
@@pieterboon8201 no no no, napoleon didn't change it to red white and blue, he just changed the shades to match the french flag. The two flags were actually both used side by side for a long time.
mees van der gulik twtttquttwyowwtwwwtwywtwuwuwtwwtwritwtwttwtwtwyqutwtqqewtwqtwtqqeteurtqwwetqituwttquwrttuqqwtqqwttrotqtqwtietiettqywwttyywtqqwtqtwutqwtuwteotuwtqqqewrtttqettwtwutqqortriwttquwqertwwtqttttwtqruwutqwiqqietuwtuwuwtiwteitqowtqqwtqeutetqyieuorwitqetwutwuttryroryqtttuwtteiwttttrettowtwrteorietuqtqirqyttttteitttrettttwtritqquttttrottreitttowqyqewyoeeityrqteqwyuttteottytyutwtittttwitttttttieuieuwyqyuquttieqywtwtttoutttuqyteieiqrtqryrwotittwqioruwrwiruieiqttryuueutrwierturwieurrqituotttttttrttqitttuoeewtwutyeqrrquetotweiqttuwttiqettytorttutwewiytiueuttqqttqqwuqettqotqiyitteuwteuwtoqwotutttrwpwweitteqttoyeturwtquotqteiu
I like how it subtly plays the Dutch anthem in the background 🇳🇱
Shoul've been turned up for our fellow headphone users
@fuck de media I dont agree
@fuck de media helemaal niet
@fuck de media dan ben je dus echt geen Nederlander.......
fuck de media nou wat laat je? Als het je niet bevalt dan ga je toch lekker naar een ander land.
*Because it’s their map colour in EU4*
*jE MAIntiEndRai*
I think I prefer their old flag with orange strip rather than the red one. That or EU4 has indoctrinated me.
@@thepunisher4356 it is a great flag, but because of the NSB (Dutch Nazi's before/during ww2) it's associated with fascism.
"Well, we maintained and upheld the shit out of those Spanish...."
+swamidude
Uhm... The confederacy were people who betrayed their country to fight against freedom and for slavery.... Not comparable.
The VOC never traded slaves, that's nonsense. That was the WIC, they took part in the 'triangle trade' because it was not profitable enough to just transport sugar.
Take a shot ever time he says "orange" 😂
.....can’t........stand..........up......🤢
I hate you. I had to go to the hospital because of alcohol poisoning.
I tried it , now I’m second on the list for a liver transplant.
Thanks I just got permanent health issues.
make sure it is a shot of orange liqueur
4:07 Why does it says "vroom" on the flag? That might be one of the first documented Verstappen fan
It's the name of the artist who painted it. Hendrick Vroom
Riswan Ahmad P. Or an early famke louise..... i cant she is too shitty
Riswan Ahmad P. Vroom is also an archaic Dutch word meaning pious
@@hoihoi1312 I wouldn't say archaic. It's still used quite often in religious and judicial writing nowadays. I'd rather say it's a little old fashioned and bit a posh.
it isn't that archaic of a word
9:00 The de facto national colour of Japan is indigo (blue). Ai-zome (藍染め) is a millennia old tradition and really picked up during the Edo period where commoners were banned from wearing silk so indigo-dyed cotton became the standard. With Indigo's antimicrobial properties clothes dyed blue would last longer in the humid Japanese summers and warriors/samurai were less likely to die from infection if they were injured through indigo clothes. In one of Japan's largest traditional sports, kendo, practically everyone wears an indigo dyed outfit, which is hilarious when new as it stains the wearers skin blue for the first couple of weeks due to excess dye releasing from the fabric.
Interesting
The Dutch genetically selected orange carrots to become widely used.
dat is waar
@@nicolaistolwijk The Dutch were primarily known as carrot farmers. They grew carrots in the traditional hues of purple, yellow, and white. In the 17th century, a strain of carrot was developed that contained higher amounts of beta carotene -- the first orange carrot. Dutch carrot farmers started growing the new orange carrots in honour of William of Orange.
@@everlongization A William of Orange. We've got a carton of 'em.
Is that so? Very interesting. Sometimes I like to get the rainbow carrots in all different colors. They all taste the same, but they look so cool.
F1 orange corner in every european race.
too many orange flags
@@claycopter verstappen fans are hype
Naganachiketh Chinnamuttevi I swear verstapen is like a national god now in holland? Be more proud about the weed fam
All the 8yr old verstappen fans
The orange army. Every European race. Britain, Germany, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Russia. Etc. No wonder they are going back to zandvoort
The Dutch Republic was quite an impressive commercial state, in many ways the Venice of Northern Europe. It also established what was for the time a remarkably tolerant society in terms of religious practice.
I love how all historical channels give attention towards the interesting dutch history
Yeah in Holland we now teach our kids to hate the country and bow for the EU
HQR hey look, its bullshit
@@excursiusofpixels6571 ignore the dumbass
in the Netherlands we call him )his last name)”Oranje” and we call oranges “sinasappels”
*sinaasappels.
Ah yes... China apples
It reminds me of the book "the flault in our stars" where the couple go to a restaurant called "Oranje"
@@samuelhammons2528 Hahahaha
And orange juice is Sinaasappelsap.... or sappelsappelsap for children
0:34 **Sad Dutch noises**
(Luxembourg flag)
3:49
Look at 3:49 then you'd understand it's not (only) the flag of Luxembourg but the flag of the Dutch Republic
It isn’t the Luxembourg flag bruh
@Jesse Bijma kijk eens goed op 3:49
Omg ikr
The portrait of William of Nassau-Dillenburg is soooo well done. The face look like a picture
In New York, Syracuse University also features the color orange prominently, and its sports teams are known as The Fighting Orange.
I'm not sure if it's related or not, but Jakarta's football club color is orange. Jakarta was once Batavia, the capital of Ducth East Indies.
Yep which is the color of Jakarta’s football team, Persija Jakarta
This is high quality - with a perfect balance of basic facts, historical motivation, and fun-facts for the curious mind! I love the perseverance with which potential follow-up questions are anticipated. Good job! :-)
As a kiwi with Dutch heritage, and heritage in the British isles, I really enjoyed this video.. ONS ORANJE!
Portugal's colours are also different than the flag's in some occasions. They are usually red and green, but when sports teams play away, it's usually white with a few hints of either red or blue. That's because of the very first flag, which resembles the current flag of Finland.
Boer is the Dutch word for Farmer. It is usually pronounced Bo-er by the English, but the proper pronounciation is like "boo" with an R tacked on.
an absolute masterpiece about such a random subject lol
Random subject? The Dutch are one of the architects of the old world and therefor of the current world.
the netherlands are not a random subject , good luck surviving the orange army
@@ltg8382 times change
This is the best channel on UA-cam. Period.
It's good, but the best? For me, that is a bit of a stretch.
if you want to take a nosedive deep into the 80 years war from beginning to end and all in between i recommend defragged history she will blow you away
Venezuela also plays in a color not featured in the flag. We got our burgundy kits from the colors of the national guard in the 1940’s, which in turn got burgundy because it’s a combination of the yellow, blue, and red tricolor of the flag.
Yeah it’s crazy that New York City, even New York State had Dutch origins. But you think about some of the names. Harlem for instance. The flag is orange white and blue. It was founded as a commercial center and still is. Very interesting
The Dutch saw a river delta coming out of the new continent and went "Oh $hit. We need that spot specifically!"
"Apparently the gold represents Australia's beaches, mineral wealth, and grain harvests, while the green represents forests, eucalyptus trees and pastures of the Australian landscape"
Not sure how accurate it is but in school we were taught the the gold and green represented the Golden Wattle, Australia's national flower.
Prottimus I also thought it was for the golden wattle which is Australias national flower. I think the meaning behind the colours was just tacked on later. I could be wrong though
yeah, seems like it.
www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-colours
"Long associated with Australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. Gold conjures images of Australia’s beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and the fleece of Australian wool. Green evokes the forests, eucalyptus trees and pastures of the Australian landscape."
I wish they just say "golden wattle". would be more correct and much more simple.
I agree, simplicity can be good for a nations symbolism especially when it comes to colour
My father has a cardigan in orange that says Netherlands on the back so I had to watch this to find out why
Or they could all be secret Blackpool supporters!
Fun fact: the official decree at 4:13 in the video was actually a response from Queen Wilhelmina to a claim of the Dutch NSB (National Socialist Movement), that the orange-white-blue flag was the 'true' flag of The Netherlands. This was the shortest and quickest Royal decision ever in the Netherlands.
And the red stands for.......
THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM!!!
It's time to learn Geography...
NOW!
rolebo1 lol its funny cuz red always means that on every flag.
Unsure what kind of answer you're fishing for here. The three colours (whether these are orange-white-blue or red-white-blue) refer to the people, the church and the king/nobility of the Dutch republic.
It’s great to see you making videos again. It’s definitely been awhile.
Amazingly meritorical and detailed material! Thanks
Well done! I also can add that everybody that eats carrots, will have to remember William of Orange. Dutch farmers made the carrots orange by "inbreeding" as a tribute to William of Orange. Before that, they were white. True story!
Fun fact: Allegedly, the orange carrots as we know them nowadays, were bred that color for Dutch nationalistic reasons.
Im Australian, and I was told that the green and gold colour of Australia is derived from the colour of the golden wattle, which is Australia's national flower.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing and your knowledge!
A little further upstate in New York, Syracuse University's official school color is also orange, with their sports teams being the Orange--and according to a little internet research, it is in fact (probably) linked back to the Dutch. In 1890, when the change was made, it was referenced back to the House of Orange, though it looks like later years changed up the reasoning for the color choice.
cgp grey will be so happy to see this
Why if I may ask?
because he really likes the dutch
Interesting
pretty much XD
I just freaking love your Videos man! You do an awesome job Chris!
I am learning several languages. I got a blue for my Swedish, green for German, yellow for French and I had no idea what to get for dutch and decided I love orange and it would be a good idea, not knowing it was the right choice
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Me when seeing the William of Orange assasination as a Dutch person: BALTHASAR GERARDS
Legit the only thing I remember from my 5 years of full blown history is the dude who killed William of Orange
fun fact, it was actually the world's frst political assasination by firearm. another Dutch first!
Ken je ook zijn straf?
R.I.P Willem van Oranje
if you want to take a nosedive deep into the 80 years war from beginning to end and all in between i recommend defragged history she will blow you away
Didn't expect to learn about the origins of my county's name in this, but I was pleasently suprised.
Glad you’re making videos a little more often!
The horse of William III at 5:58... Wow! :D
4:33 "the city's dutch orangein"
The Republic of Cyprus also has a national colour not featured on its flag: Blue. When the republic was established in 1960, it was forbidden to use the colours blue or red as well as the symbols of the cross or the crescent on the flag in order to promote unity between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot population. So the flag is white with copper-yellow colour for the island and green olive branches.
Following the 1963 departure of Turkish Cypriots from the government, the Cyprus Sports Association decided to carry on without them anyway and incorporated white and blue as the main colours for the national teams, representing Greek heritage and the desire for unification with Greece.
The home team football kit of Cyprus is still predominantly blue, which was the same as Greece until 2004 when Greece changed its home kit to mostly white and made the blue kit its away kit, as a way to celebrate Greece's Euro 2004 victory (Greece wore its white kit in the final against Portugal).
Very interesting. Learned a ton about something I've taken for granted.
No I have never wondered or cared about this, 10 minutes later though and I'm glad I stayed. This was actually extremely interesting.
Last night I played a game with this video: every time he says orange I had to talk a shot of tequila... I am still drunk
Actually, we also wear a lot of other colors, not just orange as of common believe. We also wear: Cider, amber, bronze, ginger, sandstone, merigold, Tangerine, Ochre, pumpkin and amber 2.
Terrific job as always :)
i learned a lot about the history of my country , the netherlands, and the history of a lot of europe.
awesome video !
I think the New York flag says 1625 because the Dutch moved their settlement from governors island to manhattan (which might have happened in 1625).
Whenever they play football...
Haven't seen them lately in any major tournaments
they won the women's EC last year, which they also hosted
@@digitool5944 no one watches women football
you should, it is more watchable than the men's, feels more aggressive somehow
Women's football is more fun. People don't lay on the ground every other minute
don´t waste your time... it's boring
Wooooo!!! Shout out to Orange County NY. Can't believe you just gave my counties background. I feel lucky
my favorite color has been orange ever since I was a little boy, so I had to click on this video and I have to say I loved all the talk about orange! I always wondered whether the color or the fruit came first
I can’t be the only Scottish person who thought “oh here we go” when we heard a Scottish narrator on a video about William of Orange
Im from Belfast thought the same lol
Why?
Beef yyaz For us Dutch it is hard to hear the difference between a Scottish or Irish accent....but we like them both very much.
Anaïs just look up the Orange order in Ireland/Scotland and its history and it’ll explain it
@@AnaisAzuli He partially mentioned in the video, when William 3rd became king of England it caused a lot of sectarian conflict in Ireland between majority Catholics and minority Protestants who had control of the British plantations in Ireland, particularly in the northern region, Ulster, having political, economic, and social control over the majority Irish Catholic population that represented the lower commoner classes.
The latter of which today are mostly conservative unionist/royalists that support the monarchy and United Kingdom, while Catholics are more aligned to Irish republican nationalists that got rid of rule from the British crown in other counties of Ireland. The Orange Order, being a fraterity that was founded way back then to uphold the protestant ascendancy of William of Orange still operates to this day, much an indication of the on-going conflict that basically continues today to a lesser degree.
In 5:30 you mentioned about Treaty of Breda. The treaty of Breda is related with my country Indonesia. In 1667 dutch exchanged one island that name Rum (in Indonesia) with New York because in that location exist a lot of Nutmeg.
@Wira : the second Anglo-Dutch war and the following peace negotations, culminating in the Treaty of Breda, were a complex affair. The issues of who ran the trade on the spice islands was effectively settled by J.P. Coen more then fourty years earlier. The English were here just recognizing a fait accompli.
So happy for a new video !!!!!
Awesome video!!
@wonderwhy great video! I didn´t know the "official" explanation for Italy´s national football team colour was because of the colour of the Savoy family... we actually say that they wear "azzurro", which translates into "light blue" or even "sky-blue", cause it´s the colour of italian clear sky (but I guess is the same as in every other country on a nice sunny day lol)
Not in the Netherlands, that's why we come visit in the summer😂
I am fascinated by the fact that Arabic gave the orange word _laranja_ to Portuguese a thousand years ago, but nowadays _orange_ in Arabic is pronounced _portugali_ wtf?
Life’s good when WonderWhy uploads ;)
Nice video mate 👍👍👍
6:00 WTF is wrong with that horse's face? LOL
I live in Orange County NY :)
Congrats
Fascinating. Groundbreaking.
Really, this could entirely change the meaning of the universe, and the laws of physics.
Congratulations dude. The revelation that you are from Orange County NY has changed so many scientists’ views on life that they have instantly made unthinkable new scientific advances. Astronomy is now called universe study. NASA discovered alien life on mars after realising what they needed to do after reading your comment.
And finally, as a result of your comment, the mayor of Athens, Georgia had a revelation, and FINALLY changed the city’s name to “Another American City that Stole another, much better city’s name.” and stopped appropriating a name that means a lot to Greeks. Cheers.
(P.S no offence intended, it’s just a joke, lol. Plus I was bored.)
Don’t listen to those haters, I live in Orange County too
There better be some spices growing there. We won't colonise it if it doesn't have spices. ;-)
I live in Orange County, FL!
Wow, I waited this long for a WonderWhy video and this is the to- Oh.
I figured the William of Orange part out but the rest of it was all new to me. Thanks!
You’ve rather oversimplified the reasoning behind the Dutch flag having red instead of orange if you think it was only because of fading. If I recall correctly, the usage red or orange was associated with political debate in the Netherlands for quite some time as people sought a conclusion to the question of a Dutch monarchy or republic for their government. Supporters of the monarchy used orange for the house of Oranje-Nassau whereas the republicans used red. As the Republicans one out after the several wars that changed their government it became more clear who had won out and red was being used more often but what really put the nail in the coffin was the usage of the flag by the Dutch National Socialists before and then during German occupation in WWII. It’s a shame it’s put such a good flag in a bad light but nearly every Dutchman I’ve asked says that it’s not something they feel very comfortable using anymore with such negative feelings attached to it.
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong or if you know better than I. I am not an expert.
Your correct about the color of the flag every dutchman has to now that but iam from Rotterdam so your not forgiven yet
And you call yourself a patriot? Go and wash your mouth little boy. You don't know what patriotism is.
These days few people even know the NSB (nazi party) used the Prinsenvlag as their symbol, but that is what gave it a negative connotation yes.
But one correction: The staatsgezinden ('state minded' or 'state loyal' is the best translation) were not republicans. They weren't opposed to the concept of monarchy, they just didn't want a monarch with absolute power.
It was mostly wealthy merchants and nobles backing that side. They feared a too powerful king would reduce their influence and reduce the influence that money had on politics.
Which is also why the royal house remained so powerful: People saw that there was tension between the wealthy and the royalists, so the royalists were seen as 'of the people' politically. A bulwark against tyranny of the wealthy.
You really saw that in 1917 when there was a socialist rebellion and they demanded power or civil war. The socialists made the mistake of opposing the queen, and many socialists refused to support the socialist cause because getting rid of the royal family was vastly impopular.
The uprising was ignored. There's a folklore story about a socialist demonstration in Den Haag being mostly ignored despite demanding the overthrow of government, but when two socialists held up signs that said 'death to the queen', the crowd beat them up, and only them.
@Dutch Patriot Mensen zoals jij zijn de reden dat het nu rood ipv oranje is.
@ Dutch Patriot : kan ik mij iets bij voorstellen als jij dat niet gewend bent, maar naar verhouding gaat het uitstekend in Rotterdam, veel beter dan twintig jaar geleden en ook veel beter dan in vergelijkbare steden in onze buurlanden. Ik moet wel toegeven dat het voor een belangrijk deel betaald wordt met geld uit Overijssel, Gelderland en Brabant.
So proud to be Dutch 🧡
Would you be mad if a player isn’t Dutch but plays for the Dutch national team because they lived their for 5 years
I,m Dutch and i know a lot about (Dutch) history, But some things i did,nt know. Thanks for this video. greetings from a new follower from Holland
I loved that you played "Wilhelmus" the national anthem of the Dutch in the background
Now I know why the orange army supports max verstappen and not mclaren.
Even as a german myself, I didnt know our white trikots come from the prussian flag...very interresting!
@ TheReal RedFire :I didn't know also. Is is true ?
Nicely done. Really.
This may be the most publicity my home county has ever gotten! Thanks for the shoutout! Orange County, NY is the OG orange county!! Let’s go!
3:25 didn't know that orange had its roots in Tamil. I thought the Hindi word for orange came from Arabic, but apparently it's the other way.
On a side note, this doesn't explain why orange (the colour) in Bengali is called "Komola" (the first o is said like the o in hot, the second o is said like the o in open), though Bengali is an evolved Apabhramsha (literally meaning corrupted - think of how various Latin dialects evolved into Romance languages like French, Spanish, etc. Similar thing happened to Sanskrit and North Indian languages).
Makes sense, since citrus fruits originate in China, they probably reached Tamil Nadu first before later becoming popular with the Arabs.
These are the days of corona. I’m starting to miss our national football team matches :(
That was brilliant!
Awesome content
Why is slovenias nationalcolor green? Their nationalsportsteam always wearing green. Just incase you want to make another video like that also i know slovenia isnt that popular.
I like Slovenia.
I also like Slovenia (as a Serb).
What is Slovenia
Constantine V rightful Austrian land
@ David : Good question, no clear answer. Most convincing is what Željko Heimer wrote on 5 November 2012 ( see www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/si-061.html )
The symbols of Ljubljana are prescribed by Decision Odlok o grbu, zastavi in imenu Mestne občine Ljubljana ter znaku Ljubljana, adopted on 23 April 2012 and published on 4 May 2012 in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije, No. 32 (text).
The flag is in proportions 2:5, horizontally divided white-green, with the municipal coat of arms in the middle, the width of which is 1/2 of the hoist size. The white and green colurs have been associated with Ljubljana since the 19th century, but their origin and meaning are unknown.
Maybe you should consult with history specialists from Ljubljana.
0:21 you write: "present-day king of the Netherlands is a direct descendant of William" is not true. He is a descendant of Williams brother Jan.
Edit: bollocks, you're right. I forgot about the inbreeding.
Awesome video
Great video and even as a Dutch person myself, I learned some things I didn't know before 😊. I just wanna add that in Holland we say Oranje-Nassau Instead of the other way around when we refer to the royal family. Just as a fyi 😊👍.
Formula 1 is going to be more recognised with Orange than Red at this rate thanks to Max Verstappen's fans filling the grandstands
What do you call an ace from the Dutch Air Force.
The Flying Dutchman.
Robin van Persie is the flying dutchmen lol
So does Van der Sar.
Is that from spongebob? In Dutch its: De Vliegende Hollander
@@Lunamoonxo nope spongebob only took the old foke tale of the flying dutchman.
@@Lunamoonxo Are you referring to Efteling here? Lol
Just a little addition or rephrasing:
The Netherlands used another flag during the time of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, called the 'Prinsenvlag'. (Flag of the Prince) That flag was orange, white and blue and was also very much used on the sea, during the fleet power.
After a while, the orange became red again. But it was France, who also used the same colors, that persuaded Willem 1 to take back a bit of nationality, by bringing in the orange again. But due to budget reasons, instead of changing the red back to orange, they added it as a separate entity. The dutch call it a 'Wimpel' (Streamer) which is a small separate piece of flag on the top side which colors orange. In modern times, we only use the wimpel when we celebrate traditions or royal events, but in fact this is the complete flag of the Netherlands, at all times. So the dutch flag is actually orange, red, white and blue. But you know it only as red white and blue.
www.dvc.nl/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/e/nederlandse_vlaggen_set_3_1.jpg
I like videos like this one, videos that give you the answer right at the beginning, and then takes the time to explain the answer if you're interested in it
Those videos that take ten minutes just to get to the point need to all be purged from UA-cam forever
Nowdays in Arabic, Orange is called "portugal" (with B instead of P).
I wonder why...
Both fruit and the color by the way
Good question : probably has to do with differences of supply of oranges between eighth and eighteenth century. I know that since around 700 or 800 years ago fresh oranges were shipped yearly from Iberia to Flanders (now part of Belgium), so Portuguese must have been doing this for some time.
In Georgian language also Portugali
OMG 5 MINUTES AND 54 VIEWS! So much love for the Dutch...
Thanks for this video, Ꝡ.
Nice information
Also the unionist community in Northern Ireland (which is mostly protestant) wears orange as their main colour because of William III of Orange. This is especially embodied by the existence of the Orange Order. I'm surprised you didn't mention that.
Actually Catholics are not the majority in Northern Ireland, they simply have more kids.
What. I never said Catholics were the majority. Are you responding to the right person here?
The funny thing is that we dont even call oranges orange we call them sinasappels
Great video
well done, especially for distinguishing William I from William III.
1:00 Celtic water god, and the Netherlands are about as water-elemental as you can get.
Fun fact: the orange carrots that you all know and love today come from the Netherlands
Great vid. See you next year everybody.
8:22 The Australian national flower is the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) which is on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. Golden Wattle in bloom has gold flowers and green foliage.
These colours are evocative of beaches and pastures.