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For homonymous items, see Orange.

L’ Orange Beal (in French : “Orange madness” ) [ N 1 ] , also known as Oranjekoorts ( “Orange fever” ) [ N 2 ] , is a phenomenon observed in the Netherlands during leading sporting events, with, in particular, the international football championships, as well as during the annual king’s celebration ( Royal day ), celebrating the king’s birthday. The phenomenon also has notable manifestations during the romance in monarchs, as for those of Juliana (1948), Beatrix (1980) and Willem-Alexander (2013).

During the Orange forces , the Dutch people appear with orange dress outfits, such as T-shirts, caps, scarves-particularly sports enthusiasts that attract the attention of the media-and orange, traditional color of the royal family of countries -Bas (Orange-Nassau’s house), is often wooded on cars, squares, houses, shops and even in whole streets [ first ] .

Initially confined to the few annual celebrations of the monarchy, the Orange -roots were extended during the XX It is century to sporting events, given the popular fervor represented by these events [ 2 ] . The festivities were originally organized at local level by neighborhood associations and by Orange associations (Literally, “Orange Associations”), and financially helped by the government of the Netherlands. These significant monarchical celebrations include marriage in Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (then heiress princess) and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. The commune of Emmen and other Dutch cities even celebrated their union until the beginning of the Second World War [ 3 ] .

In 1934, the Orange Beal Take a sporting shade, when, on the occasion of the 1934 World Cup of football (in Italy), thousands of supporters (without being dressed in orange) roam the Italian peninsula and invade the Italian boulevards, some the traditional steaped suit (according to The Telegraph ) while chanting ” We are going to Rome “, That is to say,” we are going to Rome “. But’ Orange Beal “Sports version”, becomes a real popular movement at the 1974 World Cup (in Germany), where between 30 and 40 thousand Dutch fans attend each national team match to support it. Even defeat in the Netherlands final against Germany (2-1) did not start the enthusiasm that the Dutch had in the host country and the Netherlands; However, the loss of the match will only heal in the 1988 European football championship (Dutch victory in the final on the Soviet Union) [ 4 ] .

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Banners in the streets of Rotterdam in 2005 (in French, “our street is orange”).

The , on the occasion of the abdication of Queen Beatrix and the enthronement of her son Willem-Alexander as king of the Netherlands, nearly 800,000 Dutch were present in the streets of Amsterdam. From the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, facing the Place du Dam, the main Place Amstellodam, the now Princess Beatrix, the new King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, greet a crowd of 20,000 people, dressed in part of Orange [ 5 ] , [ 6 ] .

THE Orange forces are often compared to the Tartan Army , supporters of the Scotland football team. The common character highlighted with these two types of “support” is the formation of a national identity, both personal and collective, but also irrational [ 7 ] . Certain institutions, such as the Dutch National Olympic Committee , cultivate the phenomenon by orchestrating sporting events in such a way that the “orange fever” develops, which will arouse more encouragement with regard to Dutch Olympic athletes [ 8 ] .

The phenomenon also has an eminently commercial dimension. Many companies thus surf the wave by introducing Orange editions on the Dutch market for their traditional products. The sectors concerned are careful to meet the popular demand for orange gadgets, especially during football world cups, during which many advertisements oriented on the Orange Beal . Many brands and supermarket chains are launching derivative products for these sporting events, known to all: Heineken hats, as well as Wuppies, Welpies and Beesies of the Albert Heijn channel. Likewise, popular artists produce songs for the European and world football championships, in reference to the Netherlands team, usually known, by metonymy, under the name of ” Orange  » (Orange).

The sociologist Dick Houtman describes “orange fever” as a phenomenon presenting a desire for cultural identity, which is also expressed by a stigma of other identities, judged with the supposed Dutch identity [ 9 ] .

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  1. ↑ (nl) ‘ Orange -hungry earlier and increasingly crazier » , on ND , (consulted the )
  2. ↑ (in) W.P. Blockmans , The Dutch Constitutional Monarchy in a changing Europe , Kluwer, , 212 p. (ISBN  9789013037777 , read online ) , ” The added value “, p. 127-132
  3. ↑ S. Corner , Emmen, the great joy , Central Boekhuis, , 256 p. (ISBN  978-90-330-0658-6 , read online ) , p. 87–94
  4. ↑ Joep de Hart , Examples and replaying: Historical comparisons following the death of Fortuyn and Hazes , Social and Cultural Planning Office, , 111 p. (ISBN  978-90-377-0248-4 , read online ) , p. 52-60
  5. ↑ ‘ Orange fever for the enthronement of Willem-Alexander » , on 7Sur7 , (consulted the )
  6. ↑ ‘ Liesse in the Netherlands for the enthronement of the new sovereign » , on Le Figaro , (consulted the )
  7. ↑ T. Dejonghe , Sports in the world , Academia Press, , 227 p. (ISBN  978-90-382-1167-1 , read online ) , p. 95
  8. ↑ . Lokerman , H. Double -man and E. Mertens , Adfo Sponsoring Cases , Kluwer, , 88 p. (ISBN  978-90-14-08944-7 , read online ) , p. 35
  9. ↑ Dick Woodman , On the hunt for real reality: dreams about authenticity in a world without foundations , Amsterdam UP, , 48 p. (ISBN  978-90-8555-003-7 , read online ) , p. 18

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