Tulips for Amsterdam: Growers hand out free flowers

On the day stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously re-opened after weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood was further lightened by dashes of color in the form of thousands of free bunches of tulips handed out by growers in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopen after weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood has been lightened further by dashes of colour from thousands of free bunches of tulips.

National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the royal palace on the capital’s central Dam Square.