Amelander Sunneklaas - Leven & Laten Leven, Het

Het Amelander Sunneklaas - Leven & Laten Leven (2024)

Name: Het Amelander Sunneklaas - Leven & Laten Leven
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-11-13T10:58:22+01:00
Rating: 3.5

Documentary | 29 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 29 minuten

Country: Netherlands

Directed by: Herman Zeilstra and Pieterjan Wouda

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Het Amelander Sunneklaas - Leven & Laten Leven plot

The Sunneklaas festival is a centuries-old tradition on Ameland, in which participants disguise themselves and take part in a game of recognition and being recognized. This special festivity brings the community together and has been an important part of the island's cultural heritage for years. This documentary offers a look behind the scenes of the festival and records how the people of Ameland deal with the fuss and discussions surrounding the tradition. For the first time, the islanders themselves tell what the Sunneklaas festival means to them and why it has such a special place in their lives.

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Donkerwoud

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13 November 2024 at 10:58

Nice insight into the Sunneklaas tradition. It is also good to just be open about things instead of secretive or aggressive stuff. This documentary makes it clear what the party means to people and why it is better to just leave it alone. I hope they can continue to celebrate it in this form. It also has something that we retain some local folklore in a globalized market economy.