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Christmas in Deventer without Dickens feast

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1 min read · 21 Dec 2020 · 67 · 15

Every year here in Deventer is a huge gathering around the Dickens party. Unfortunately that could not continue this year but they have made something beautiful out of it.

Whether it's your taste or not, it does make the city come to life in a different way. My daughter wanted to take a look yesterday and scrooge was just present in the city. Beautifully lit as a statue.

The whole of Deventer contained large illuminated images, and this has been the case for a few weeks now. Despite the fact that there is no shop open, the city is still relatively busy. Plenty of space to walk and enjoy, but not enough to take pictures without others in the picture...

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ellesvandenbroek

ellesvandenbroek

Ja, zo leuk! Deventer is echt een festivalstad, zo ontzettend veel moois elk jaar! Dickens, boekenmarkt, muziek op de markt, Deventer op stelten. Festival op de worp, Deventer stadsfestival ..... en dan vergeet ik er nog een heel aantal .....

The Original Enrique

The Original Enrique

Heel sfeervol! Leuk dat mensen ondanks alles er toch wat van maken!

Mónica

That looks great!! I was wondering if Deventer is named after a person? Because in South Africa "van Deventer" is a surname.

peerke70

@Mónica Deventer is a city with 100.000 citizens, it was already big in 1400ad. So I think this name leads back to someone that has his roots in the Netherlands (or Amerika where there is another Deventer) where it is common to have a city as last name. ... Show more@Mónica Deventer is a city with 100.000 citizens, it was already big in 1400ad. So I think this name leads back to someone that has his roots in the Netherlands (or Amerika where there is another Deventer) where it is common to have a city as last name. Napoleon wanted everyone to have a last name therefore they were chosen a bit random in those years...

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Mónica

@peerke70 The first thing that comes to mind is the Castle of Good Hope it is the oldest building in South Africa first built as a fort by the Dutch. Here is a link to more information. I'm not sure I would do a history blog justice, but I will try and give... Show more@peerke70 The first thing that comes to mind is the Castle of Good Hope it is the oldest building in South Africa first built as a fort by the Dutch. Here is a link to more information. I'm not sure I would do a history blog justice, but I will try and give it a go when I have more time after the festive season.

https://www.colonialvoyage.com/dutch-south-africa/

You could also watch this video for a tour.

https://youtu.be/Ji9qc4mEngY

Impressive to think how many years it has been there and how it has been used and changed as the years changed.

Mónica

@peerke70 I must be honest, I had never heard of the Culemborg market. The University of Cape Town has this information on it... Show more@peerke70 I must be honest, I had never heard of the Culemborg market. The University of Cape Town has this information on it
https://digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za/collection/islandora-17396
But that is from the 1950s so not sure if thats what you meant.

The Castle of Good Hope was a place where travellers from the VOC could rest and get food, so it might be this market.

Wikipedia isn't always the best source of information, but I have read through it and from what we learnt at school it seems accurate, so I'm going to share the link aswell. There might be something in there that interests you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Riebeeck

He also have a school, suburb and street named after him. But mentioned on Wikipedia the current ruling party which has been in power since 1994 seem to fail to see that he actually helped build Cape Town, a city which brings in millions of Rands in tourism alone, more than any other city in South Africa, so all these little details about him are being "erased" for lack of a better word.

Mónica

@peerke70 Yes and Cape Town recognises the good he did, which is why his name stays here, Cape Town and the whole of the Western Cape is governed by a different political party than the rest of South Africa, because the ruling party of the country would have... Show more@peerke70 Yes and Cape Town recognises the good he did, which is why his name stays here, Cape Town and the whole of the Western Cape is governed by a different political party than the rest of South Africa, because the ruling party of the country would have changed all the things with his name on it a long time ago.

Slavery was wrong, but I also agree that he did not start it. He took Cape Town and built a city maybe his methods were not always correct I am sure, but he definitely deserves some credit for developing it.

Unfortunately the ANC and the EFF political parties teach their followers differently.

nicovbelle

Prachtige Scrooge en lichtbol!

Frutselen in de Marge

Frutselen in de Marge

mooi verlicht is het zeker

peerke70

@missmuhimu voor mij iets overdreven, maar ach een keertje per jaar mag het toch?

enigma

Zo'n lichtinstallaties zijn altijd prachtig om te zien rond deze tijd van het jaar. In Brugge heb je ook Wintergloed. We zijn er dit jaar nog niet geraakt, vanwege covid. Al een paar keer veel te druk geweest, ze hebben het zelfs al een paar keer afgelast.

peerke70

@enigma Hmm, misschien moet ik volgend jaar eens naar Brugge!

Ingrid

Indrukwekkend, al die lampjes die Scrooge vormen!

Machteld

Wat mooi!

jolandemooij

Wat mooi! Lijkt me eerlijk gezegd leuker om Deventer nu te bezoeken dan in de drukte van het Dickens feest. Ben al verschillende jaren in Kampen geweest en daar was het dan zo druk dat je alleen door de straten kon schuifelen.

ellesvandenbroek

ellesvandenbroek

@jolandemooij in Deventer laten ze steeds een aantal mensen de Dickens straten in. Je staat lang te wachten, maar je hebt wel de ruimte bij het festijn zelf! Vroeg in de ochtend of laat in de middag, dan hoef je minder lang te wachten.

Chalija

Wat mooi gemaakt.

Sandwichman

Om foto's te maken is het wel fijn als het niet druk is.

Dewaputra

Mooi is dat. Volgens jaar is Dickens er hopelijk weer bij.

peerke70

@Dewaputra hoop ik ook, maar voor mij is dat ook dan te druk

marijke

zou het zo graag eens willen zien. Maar dit is ook een sfeertje hoor!!

ELINA RICKURA

Mooie. In elke stad heeft hij zichzelf opnieuw uitgevonden om de kerstsfeer niet te laten sterven ondanks de omstandigheden🎄