Saint Nicholas

[Suwako]

Saint Nicholas is today  yeah, I life in The Netherlands.


Sinterklaas is a holiday tradition in the Netherlands and Belgium, celebrated every year on Saint Nicholas' eve December 5 or, in Belgium, the morning of December 6. The feast celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children.

In the Netherlands, Saint Nicholas' eve, not Christmas eve, is the occasion for gift-giving. The evening of December 5 is called pakjesavond ("evening of packages"). Traditionally, presents are ingeniously wrapped, and are therefore called surprises. Also, each present is accompanied by a poem from Saint Nicholas. ......


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[Aridas]

early christmas is always good
The holidays are pretty similar, or maybe even exactly the same except for a few cultural differences, though the meaning's been lost on us already. >.>

Now we know how Santa's able to go around the whole world... HE CHEATS

[Tapewolf]

Now we know how Santa's able to go around the whole world... HE CHEATS

You mean he outsources