Christmas Celebrations Around The World

Christmas Celebrations in Netherlands



The season of Christmas is filled with events, occasions, festivities and the celebrations of this occasion vary from one place to one another and the Christmas Celebrations in Netherlands has its own charm and uniqueness.

The most important fact related to the Christmas of Netherlands is that St Nicholas/Sinterkalss, who is the cousin of Santa Claus visits the houses on the 5th of December along with a bag filled with gifts. The children stuff their shoes with sugar, hay and water for the horse of the Sinterklass before they go to bed only to get amazed the next morning to see their shoes filled with nuts candies, chocolates and various kinds of gifts. However, on some occasions Sinterklass appears in the disguise of their uncle or the father of the children and asks that whether they have behaved well in the past year or were naughty.

St Nicholas eve, that is the eve of 5th December is observed by the residents of Netherlands by the singing of carols and exchange of gifts that take place among friends relatives as well as close associates

Apart form the celebrations of the 5th December, on the 25th of December the citizens of Netherlands celebrates the occasion of Christmas by attending church services followed by personal jubilations. The Christmas tree is decked with variety of decorative pieces and these decorative pieces have designed on the basis of a particular theme. The following day is celebrated by making visits to friends or house of relatives.

Some of the residents celebrate 25th December by making arrangements for a special Advent Ceremony to rid off the evil spirits and the birth of Christ is commemorated by the blowing of horns that are homemade.

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