Remembrance of the Dead | |
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![]() Commemoration ceremony at Dam Square in Amsterdam on 4 May 2014 | |
Official name | Dodenherdenking |
Observed by | Netherlands |
Type | Remembrance |
Significance | Commemorates all war casualties since the beginning of WWII |
Observances | Two-minute silence |
Date | 4 May |
Next time | 4 May 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Liberation Day |
Remembrance of the Dead (Dutch: Dodenherdenking) is held annually on May 4 in the Netherlands.[1] It commemorates all civilians and members of the armed forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who have died in wars or peacekeeping missions since the beginning of the Second World War.