Amsterdam, The Carnaval

In February you actually may catch 2 big events in Amsterdam. First one is the Carnaval, a Catholic tradition when people wear silly costumes, like a clown, cowboy, pimp, anything that looks funny and then party. The event is between 18.02 and 20.02. The second event is the Commemoration of the February Strike, held on 25.02, when wreaths are laid at the Dockworker monument, in the former Jewish quarter, in the memory of the anti-Nazi general strike in 1941