Editing Leiden (section)

=== Leiden today ===

The city's biggest and most popular annual festival is celebrated on 3 October and is called simply [[3 October Festival|3 Oktober]]. The people of Leiden celebrate the end of the Spanish siege of 1574.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPQ7-CqG3kUC&q=leiden+oktober+3&pg=PA315 |title=Film & Television Coll Europe |publisher=Routledge |year=2012 |page=315 |isbn=978-1-135-10295-1 |access-date=14 November 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416072941/https://books.google.com/books?id=NPQ7-CqG3kUC&q=leiden+oktober+3&pg=PA315 |url-status=live }}</ref> It typically takes place over the course of two to three days and includes parades, a [[hutspot]] feast, historical reenactments, a funfair and other events. Since 2006, the city has also hosted the annual [[Leiden International Film Festival]].<ref name="dawson">{{cite magazine |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/76384-leiden-international-film-festival-announces-new-us-indie-competition/ |title=Leiden International Film Festival Announces New US Indie Competition |first=Nick |last=Dawson |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine |date=28 September 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002064451/http://filmmakermagazine.com/76384-leiden-international-film-festival-announces-new-us-indie-competition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Leiden has important functions as a shopping and trade centre for communities around the city.

The city also houses the [[Eurotransplant]], the international organization responsible for the mediation and allocation of [[organ donation]] procedures in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Leiden also houses the headquarters of [[Airbus]], a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide. The group includes [[Airbus]], the leading manufacturer of commercial aircraft worldwide.