Dutch living habits

Eating habits: The Dutch have simple requirements for breakfast and lunch, and attach importance to dinner. Generally speaking, they are used to drinking some drinks before meals. They are used to eating napkins; There should be spices on the table. Their national dish is not delicacies, but a "stew" made of carrots, potatoes and onions. It is said that this is to commemorate the unforgettable history of predecessors, so it is known as a national dish.

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The main religions of the Dutch are Catholicism and Protestantism. Among them, Catholics account for a little more than one third of the national population; Protestants account for less than a third. They taboo "13" and "Friday". They think that "13" symbolizes bad luck and "Friday" symbolizes disaster. They taboo cross-handshakes and cross-conversations. I think these are extremely impolite behaviors.

The Dutch Constitution stipulates freedom of religious belief. Roman Catholicism and Dutch Protestantism have the greatest influence on Dutch society. About 29% of Dutch residents believe in Catholicism, 19% in Christianity and about 6% in Islam. A certain proportion of the population thinks that they have no religious belief. There are also some Hindus in the Netherlands, mainly immigrants from the former colonial country Suriname.

The Netherlands is famous for its tolerant and open social atmosphere. Usually, the image of the Netherlands is associated with trade, tulips, windmills, wooden shoes, cheese and white and blue glazed porcelain. The open policy of the Netherlands in dealing with drugs, sex trade, same-sex marriage and euthanasia has attracted worldwide attention.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Dutch

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Holland