People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Emmy Strik, left, who started the Deventer Dickens Day, and Sandra Nieland who plays Queen Victoria, are interviewed as people in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
A couple of spectators kiss under mistletoe during a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era sing, during a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Sandra Nieland dressed as Queen Victoria is photographed as people in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Sandra Nieland plays Queen Victoria a people in costumes from Charles Dickens' 19th-century English era take part in a Dickens Festival, in Deventer, Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)