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No, Christmas in American. Sinterklaas is Dutch. Christmas was made up, on basis of Sinterklaas.
We Dutch have our own Santa who comes end November. He places gifts in the children's shoes which they have put besides the radiator or fireplace. If we give each other gifts during Christmas we put them under the Christmas tree.
"Zalig kerstfeest" comes from Dutch. It is a common way to wish someone a Merry Christmas in the Dutch language.
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'Thank you for the Christmas market flyers' is in Dutch 'Bedankt voor de kerstmarkt brochures'.
The Dutch do celebrate Christmas and they also call it Christmas. They also have Christmas trees, exchange gifts and tell tales of Santa to their children. The Dutch word for Christmas is Kerstmis, or Kerst in short.
Merry Christmas is an English equivalent of 'Prettig kerstfeest'. It's one of the holiday greetings among Dutch language speakers. The wish may be exchanged in the Netherlands or in Dutch speaking communities of Aruba and Suriname.
· Zalig Kerstfeast (Merry Christmas in Dutch)
It is Dutch. "Zalige kerstdagen" translates to "merry Christmas" in English.
"Hartelijke kerstgroeten" is in Dutch, which is the official language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium. In English, it translates to "Warm Christmas greetings." Dutch is a West Germanic language that is closely related to German and English.
I believe it is on Christmas Eve :) That's what my friend and her family do, anyway.