On the third Monday of August the Hartjesdag (Hunting Day) was celebrated in some Amsterdam neighbourhoods. There are many different explanations for the origins and meaning of this festival. The day had a carnival atmosphere with people in fancy dress and much eating and drinking. The festivities often got out of hand and the authorities had to intervene to restore order. This painting shows how Hartjesdag was celebrated around 1900 on Zeedijk and Warmoesstraat.
Tag yourself, I’m the person in the window, enjoying the festivities from afar before crawling back in to bed and wishing they’d fuck off already so I can sleep lol (though in a different life I’d definitely be big red at the front there lmao)
Lady in the striped shorts and teeny tiny bolero that doesn’t at all cover my boobs & necking a beer.