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| | Friesland |
 | | Another version of this saying reads (in Frisian): "Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa’t dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries", which in English reads: "Butter, bread, and green cheese, whoever can’t say that is no real Fries". |
 | | In winters that are cold enough to allow the freshwater canals to freeze hard, the province is the focus of the Elfstedentocht (Eleven cities tour), a 200 kilometers ice skating tour. |
 | | Another Frisian practice is fierljeppen, a sport with some similarities to pole vaulting. |
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