Overview
- Traditional bonfires across multiple provinces, which burned on Easter Sunday, drew large village crowds for the annual spring gathering.
- Visvliet staged its first bonfire in decades after organizers quickly obtained a permit, with organizer Stien Sikkema noting strong turnout.
- In Annen, strong wind collapsed a catering tent; the TTV Boermarke crew built a windbreak, found a new tent, and lit the pile about an hour late at 7:45 p.m.
- In Gelderland, organizers secured permits for 28 fires in the Achterhoek, and sites such as Klarenbeek reported heavy attendance.
- The custom now runs under tighter safety rules than in past decades when some piles burned tyres, mattresses and paint cans, and some locations have faded where rules or protected areas limit fires.