because they get cocolate a orange walnut and toys but if there bad they get a spanking by there moms
No, Christmas in American. Sinterklaas is Dutch. Christmas was made up, on basis of Sinterklaas.
When it is Christmas and that is the 24th, 25th and 26th of December. Most dutch people don't celebrate Christmas with presents, but give presents to each other on "Sinterklaas" which is the 5th of December ("Pakjesavond") and the 6th (the actual birthday of "Sinterklaas")
They spend it with their family eating traditional food and relaxing.
In the poem "The Night Before Christmas," one of the reindeer is named "Donder" (the Dutch word for "thunder"). However, a lot of people say "Donner" (which is the German word for "thunder").
Some people think that a "letterbanket" is the Dutch term for a Christmas letter to Santa. However, a letterbanket is actually a Dutch pastry traditionally made on December 5th, St. Nicholas' Eve. They are sometimes shaped into letters to spell out Christmas phrases.
Yes Christmas is celebrated in the Netherlands, it's called 'Kerstmis' in Dutch. Also by non-religious Dutch people (which make up about 50% of the population), because everyone loves santa and his presents ;D
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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)
Gelukkig kerstfeest is the Dutch equivalent of 'Merry Christmas'. It's very hard to pronounce Dutch words so you should hear someone say it.Prettig KerstfeestGelukkige KerstdagenVrolijk Kerstfeest