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Luilak, or Lazybones Day, is a youth festival celebrated in Zaandam, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and other towns in the western Netherlands. The celebration begins at four o’clock in the morning on the Saturday before Pentecost, when groups of young people awaken their neighbors by whistling, banging on pots and pans, and ringing doorbells. Any boys or girls who refuse to get up and join the noisemaking are referred to as Luilak, or “Lazybones.” In Haarlem, Luilak marks the opening of the celebrated Whitsun flower market in the Grote Markt at midnight. Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary