kermis

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The Kermis is particularly popular, because of the manifold amusements which are associated with it, and because it unites all classes of the population in the common pursuit of unsophisticated pleasure.

From Dutch Life in Town and Country by Hough, P. M.

The travelling temples reserved for the honour of poffertjes and wafelen are the most noticeable features of any Kermis.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

We had particularly good fortune since our Thursday was not only market day but the Kermis too.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

Just as the Kermis is rung in by the bells, so also it is tolled out again.

From Dutch Life in Town and Country by Hough, P. M.

The first Kermis held at New Amsterdam was in October, 1659.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder