Hartjesdag
originally hartjesdag day heart festival celebrated third monday august dutch area haarlem bloemendaal various part amsterdam particularly around haarlemmerplein jordaan dapperbuurt hartjesdag fire kindled child collected money later developed type crossdressing carnival men dressed woman woman dressed men typical scene captured oil painting entitled hartjesdag artist johan braakensiek name hartjesdag come clear probably arisen middle age suspected name bastardisation hertjesdag deer day festival forest around haarlem deer herten hunting could done ordinary people normally reserved nobility deer taken amsterdam roasted street german occupation hartjesdag became prohibited war eventually became obsolete local committee zeedijk amsterdam decided see could revive tradition year since festival flourished twoday event rd weekend august photo hartjesdag celebration transvestism webpage hartjesdagen