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Why are wooden clog shoes so famous in the Netherlands?

Apr 09, 2011 by ¿te gusta mi corbata? | Posted in Netherlands

Question: Aside from clog dancing.

Answer: That has puzzled me as well. Clogs were worn by poor people all over north west europe until well into the 19th century. My theory is that the dutch stuck to it longer than anyone else and made it into a curiosity that way.

| Apr 09, 2011


Dutch clogs

Paul Nijhuis, the biggest manufacturer of clogs or wooden shoes in Holland, has seen his production fall by 50% over the past few years to only ...



Cowbells and snowballs in the Alps

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Source: Brisbane Times

Thieves Make Off With Gigantic Clog in Enter, Netherlands

by Melanie Chamberlain

Tweet Giant Wooden Shoe ©wonker Police in the Dutch town of Enter are are investigating the theft of the Netherland’s largest clog after it disappeared without a trace last weekend.

Source: Thieves Make Off With Gigantic Clog in Enter, Netherlands

Cobwebs in the Wine Cellar: Modern Dutch Life in 1906

by the Cellar Dweller

The photos show daily life in various parts of the world and offers a glimpse into a world far different than our own: a world were telephones, motor cars, I'm certain that modern life in the Netherlands is quite different than these scenes discovered on Illustrated Past (dot com)....

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Clogs Shoes netherlands News


Largest Dutch clog goes missing
AFP - Jan 01, 1970
Largest Dutch clog goes missing "They (the thieves) would have had a truck to fly off with this shoe," which was about two metres (6.5 feet) high, De Vries said adding even if it was done as a joke, the thieves will "answer in court" for their actions. Still worn today, clogs are ...

The Netherlands: Enchanting peep into fishy past
New Zealand Herald - Jan 01, 1970
Others, clearly tourists like us, bend over benches in the woodcraft workshop, making little sailing boats out of old clogs. It's all quite enchanting. We lunch at the outdoor cafe (more of that delicious smoked eel and a glass of local beer) and ...

Racism? No, it's all just double Dutch
Daily Mail - Jan 01, 1970
Racism? No, it's all just double Dutch You could recite, without irony, the marvellous poem British Tourist by John Dowie, which includes the lines: 'The Dutch, the Dutch, I hate them worse than dogs/They all live in windmills, and mince around in clogs.' But you still wouldn't be a racist. ...

Wild collection of art, rare photos displayed in Lancaster's Ladybird's
Worcester Telegram - Jan 01, 1970
By Karen Nugent TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF LANCASTER — First you see the rack of brightly painted wooden clogs, direct from the Netherlands. Just one pair is still its original brown color. A few steps away are old cans full of artist paint brushes, ...

Could the Dutch face a festive fireworks ban?
Radio Netherlands - Jan 01, 1970
Will the Netherlands' explosive start to the New Year soon be a thing of the past? Bringing in the New Year with a bang is every bit as Dutch as cheese, clogs and windmills. As far back as the Middle Ages, royalty and nobility would liven up their ...