In the Gelderse Achterhoek the centuries-old custom of the New Year's visit still prevails. No farmer's wife thinks she has fulfilled her social obligations until she has visited all the other farmer's wives in the surrounding area, all of whom, of course, have to return their New Year's visits. So this visitation period lasts sometimes until mid-February. In the colorful farmer's room the neighbors are sitting together around a glass of sweet party liquor, undated, visits, farmers, living rooms, costumes, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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