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Instead of stockings what do dutch children put out on Christmas?
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∙ 7y ago
They put out their shoes.
I think I remember reading that Dutch children put out wooden shoes with hay in them for the reindeer!
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What do some countries use instead of Christmas stockings?
Boots, Dutch shoes, both footwear.
Instead of stockings what do dutch use?
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.
What do Dutch children put out on Christmas Eve instead of stockings?
Nothing at all! Santa Claus does not come to Dutch children, so they don´t need the stocking. They get presents on December 5th from a Santa-lookalike called Sinterklaas and he puts presents in shoes
What do the Dutch children place next to the fireplace on Christmas eve instead of the socks?
socks
The North American children put stockings out at christmastime Their Dutch Counterparts use?
shoes
Before the tradition of hanging up stockings what did dutch children hang on the fireplace?
clogs
What is Dutch for stockings?
The Dutch word for stockings is kousen. It's pronounced as cowsun.
What did dutch children hany by the fireside before stockings?
Dutch children would hang their shoes by the fireside before stockings. They believed that Sinterklaas (their version of Santa Claus) would fill them with gifts and treats on the eve of St. Nicholas Day.
What did dutch children hang up by the fireide?
Dutch children hang up their stockings by the fireplace for Sinterklaas to fill with treats and gifts on the eve of St. Nicholas Day (December 5th). This tradition is similar to hanging stockings for Santa Claus in other parts of the world.
Does Netherlands celebrate Christmas or do they call it something else?
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.
What do dutch kids use as stockings?
clogs
Is Christmas Dutch?
No, Christmas in American. Sinterklaas is Dutch. Christmas was made up, on basis of Sinterklaas.
