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[heywoodu 16,464]

Happy Sinterklaas

 

 

[AlFHg 330]

11 minuti fa, heywoodu ha scritto:

Happy Sinterklaas

 

 

Isn’t it tomorrow?

[Wumo 3,035]

14 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Happy Sinterklaas

 

 

 

Looking forward to the yearly protests against "Zwarte Piet"?  

 

Edited December 5, 2018 by wumo26

[rybak 3,431]

2 minuty temu, AlFHg napisał:

Isn’t it tomorrow?

Cytat

The feast of Sinterklaas celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December. The feast is celebrated annually with the giving of gifts on St. Nicholas' Eve (5 December) in the Netherlands and on the morning of 6 December, Saint Nicholas Day, in Belgium, Luxembourg and northern France (French Flanders, Lorraine and Artois). The tradition is also celebrated in territories of the former Dutch Empire, including Curaçao and Suriname.

 

[hckošice 16,622]

In CZE/SVK the 5th december´s night the children cleanse their shoes and put them out in front of the door or under the windows, overnight the saint "Mikuláš" comes and put in good childrens shoes many sweets, candys and fruits. 

 

 

[hckošice 16,622]

9 minutes ago, hckosice said:

In CZE/SVK the 5th december´s night the children cleanse their shoes and put them out in front of the door or under the windows, overnight the saint "Mikuláš" comes and put in good childrens shoes many sweets, candys and fruits. 

 

 

 

this is how it looks when the kids get up the 6th december early in the morning to watch if St. Mikuláš came and rewarded them for being good the whole year

 

 

[DaniSRB 899]

1 hour ago, hckosice said:

 

this is how it looks when the kids get up the 6th december early in the morning to watch if St. Mikuláš came and rewarded them for being good the whole year

 

 

here is simiar custom for Christmas Eve, and in the morning presents bring Božić Bata :D

Edited December 5, 2018 by DaniSRB

[OlympicIRL 6,305]

1 hour ago, hckosice said:

In CZE/SVK the 5th december´s night the children cleanse their shoes and put them out in front of the door or under the windows, overnight the saint "Mikuláš" comes and put in good childrens shoes many sweets, candys and fruits. 

 

 

 

*Runs to leave boots at the door in hope of receiving sweets. Should be plenty of room and I've been very very good this year.....

 

 

[dcro 10,211]

We put out the boots tonight here too. Although aside from candy, this is also a common gift...

 

[Olympian1010 8,301]

1 hour ago, hckosice said:

 

this is how it looks when the kids get up the 6th december early in the morning to watch if St. Mikuláš came and rewarded them for being good the whole year

 

 

Looks Good! My old kindergarten teacher did that for her classes every year to teach us about that tradition. (I was a big fan by the way) I’m curious as to how this differs from country to country or from house to house.