{"id":140746,"date":"2021-08-21T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/culture-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:09:40","slug":"culture-sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture &amp; Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-same-height\" id=\"pt-cv-view-ae641acagy\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"5\" data-cvct=\"3\" data-cvcm=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142025\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/100-years-of-independence\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1913\/07\/100-jaar-onafhankelijkheid-Aalten-1813-1913.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"100 jaar onafhankelijkheid, Aalten (1813-1913)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/100-years-of-independence\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">100 Years of Independence<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141585\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/dialect\/aalten-dialect\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plat-praoten.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"&#039;A&#039;j plat k\u00f6nt praoten, mo&#039;j &#039;t neet laoten&#039; (&quot;If you can speak the dialect, you shouldn\u2019t hold back.&quot;)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/dialect\/aalten-dialect\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Aalten Dialect<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141752\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/aalten-farm-names-explained\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Spiekerdijk-5-Haart-t-Winkel.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Spiekerdijk 5, Haart (&#039;t Winkel)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/aalten-farm-names-explained\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Aalten farm names explained<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"143084\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/artist\/anton-kuijsten-1917-2007\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anton-Kuijsten-1917-2007.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Anton Kuijsten (1917-2007)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/artist\/anton-kuijsten-1917-2007\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Anton Kuijsten (1917-2007)<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141593\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/carnival-shrovetide\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Carnavalsvereniging-De-Olde-Molle.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Carnival society &#039;De Olde M\u00f6lle&#039; (The Old Mill), Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/carnival-shrovetide\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Carnival \/ Shrovetide<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141754\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/east-gelderland-in-1741\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bouwtrant-boerderijen-Saksisch.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Saxon farmhouse\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/east-gelderland-in-1741\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">East Gelderland in 1741<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141633\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/easter-bonfire\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1048\" height=\"1386\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paasvuur-1934-Piet-te-Lintum.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Easter bonfire 1934, Piet te Lintum\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/easter-bonfire\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Easter Bonfire<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141601\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/farm-life\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bouwtrant-boerderijen-Saksisch.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Saxon farmhouse\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/farm-life\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Farm Life<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  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href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/gerrit-hendrik-heinen\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gerrit-Hendrik-Heinen-1851-1933-1.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Gerrit Hendrik Heinen (1851-1933)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/gerrit-hendrik-heinen\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Gerrit Hendrik Heinen<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141672\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/home-slaughtering\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drika-Wijnveen-Stapelkamp-en-huisslachter-Bertus-ter-Maat.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Drika Wijnveen-Stapelkamp and home slaughterer Bertus ter Maat\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/home-slaughtering\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Home Slaughtering<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"143068\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/johannes-paul-hagemann\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Johannes-Paul-Hagemann-1882-1960.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Johannes Paul Hagemann\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/johannes-paul-hagemann\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Johannes Paul Hagemann<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142127\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/klepperklumpkes-van-t-walfort\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Klepperklumkes-van-t-Walfort.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none cvp-substitute skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Klepperklumpkes van &#039;t Walfort\" title=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/klepperklumpkes-van-t-walfort\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Klepperklumpkes van &#8216;t Walfort<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141714\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/moving-house\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/noabers-verhuizing.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Naoberschap, moving house\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/moving-house\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Moving house<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141702\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/naoberschap\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/noabers-foezel.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"&#039;Foezel&#039; as thanks for the (naober) help\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/naoberschap\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Naoberschap<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141629\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/new-years-eve-day\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gelukzaolig-Niejaor-Piet-te-Lintum.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Gelukzaolig Niejaor, Piet te Lintum\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/new-years-eve-day\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">New Year&#8217;s Eve &amp; Day<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141697\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/old-christmas-traditions\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1956\/12\/Oude-kerstgebruiken-Java-bode-22-december-1956.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Old Christmas traditions \u2013 Java-bode, 22 December 1956\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/customs-traditions\/old-christmas-traditions\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Old Christmas Traditions<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"143064\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/piet-te-lintum\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Piet-te-Lintum.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Piet te Lintum\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/piet-te-lintum\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Piet te Lintum<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141631\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/youth-culture\/pop-culture\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Popcultuur-Les-Doremi.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Pop Culture - Les Doremi\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/youth-culture\/pop-culture\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Pop Culture<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142032\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/smoking-competitions\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rookwedstrijden-Aalten-jaren-60.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Smoking Competitions in Aalten, 1960s\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/smoking-competitions\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Smoking Competitions<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142029\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a 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