Suriname celebrates King's Day

- Who knows Suriname follows that relations have reached between the Netherlands and the former colony since the election of Desi Bouterse as president in the refrigerator. But not last night. It has become a well-known tradition that the Dutch Embassy in Paramaribo on the pier of the leading hotel Torarica celebrates King's as if the king in Suriname also what to crumble in the milk has.

The party is stiff sold out with more than a thousand visitors. By tap throughout the evening flows Parbo beer flow rich, Surinam brown is widely consumed and while the officiating DJ number Banger Heart Rob de Nijs playing for the second time, eats many Surinamese one with KLM flown pickled herring. With onions, of course. It's a feast, says in an orange shirt present ambassador Ernst Noorman, involving not only the birthday of the king is celebrated, but also the relationship between the two countries is inextricably according to him.

'We have announced this event on our Facebook page. When you see how many responses we get, that's heartening. And look around you: Surinamese and Dutch celebrate together. With Surinam music, with Dutch music. I think we can be proud of. '

Many prominent Surinamese themselves for the occasion dressed in orange. Singer Bryan Axe Wood, the man who won a million euros in the SBS6 program in 2012. The Winner Is... is one of them. From a distance, he stares at the party. 'I think it's nice to see though that Surinamese still show so involved with the Royal Family of the Netherlands. 'He lives in Paramaribo for a few months each year. The royal family he follows closely. 'Maxima, which has to be my favorite. A good queen. And a beautiful woman, of course, haha. '

For the stage, where at eleven o'clock number I live no longer be used for you by Marco Borsato, is actress Jetty Mathurin. She has just the last shooting of the Dutch film Tuintje in my heart behind. She enjoys the boisterous atmosphere and sways her hips. 'It might be a little weird to celebrate King's Day in Suriname, but I recommend it to everyone. We release here. They should look at this in the Netherlands. '