National Tulip Day celebrated in the Netherlands
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The annual National Tulip Day was celebrated in Amsterdam on Saturday as the Dutch tulip season gets underway in January. /VCG Photo

The annual National Tulip Day was celebrated in Amsterdam on Saturday as the Dutch tulip season gets underway in January. /VCG Photo

Approximately 200,000 tulips in multiple colors were on display in the specially designed garden that covered 2,500 square meters in the Dam Square. /VCG Photo

Approximately 200,000 tulips in multiple colors were on display in the specially designed garden that covered 2,500 square meters in the Dam Square. /VCG Photo

Everyone who visited the garden was invited to pick up to 15 flowers for free. The garden closed when the tulips were all picked. /VCG Photo

Everyone who visited the garden was invited to pick up to 15 flowers for free. The garden closed when the tulips were all picked. /VCG Photo

The event is held every year on the third Saturday of January, attracting over 10,000 visitors from home and abroad. /VCG Photo

The event is held every year on the third Saturday of January, attracting over 10,000 visitors from home and abroad. /VCG Photo

The Netherlands is the largest tulips producer in the world. Every year, an estimated 1.7 billion tulips are produced for households and businesses all over the globe. /VCG Photo

The Netherlands is the largest tulips producer in the world. Every year, an estimated 1.7 billion tulips are produced for households and businesses all over the globe. /VCG Photo