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Celebration of the Relief of Leiden on October 3rd with parades, street performers, a fair, and music. Herring with white bread is for sale at many stalls. Authorities watch the parades on the streets and on the water. Music band playing. Students applaud along the parade route for their society Minerva, for the floats. Operators film the festivities. Film posters. Overview of the fair.

On January 7, 1933, the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, the NSB, made its first public appearance at a national rally in Utrecht. Supporters marched through the streets and the public looked on. That public was quite boisterous and certainly not all pro-NSB.

On October 8, 1573, the Relief of Alkmaar took place. Alkmaar was one of the first Dutch cities to successfully withstand the Spanish siege. Alkmaar still celebrates this momentous event to this day. In 1931, too. In that year, Mr. A.H.P. Blaauw, chairman of the 8 October Association, delivered a speech at the Victoria statue in the cheese city. Afterwards, those present sang the city anthem en masse.

Relief of Alkmaar in 1927.

Atmospheric images of Vlissingen.

On October 3, 1574, the Relief of Leiden took place. The city managed to withstand the Spanish siege, which had begun in 1573. Leiden still celebrates this momentous event to this day. In 1931, too. The highlight then was the grand 'East and West' procession.