Traditionally, they leave out wooden shoes.
Dutch children leave out wooden shoes to be filled.
They put out their shoes. I think I remember reading that Dutch children put out wooden shoes with hay in them for the reindeer!
because the hole in the tree was filled with cement
They can not because the knothole is filled with cement by Mr. Radley
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Nobody is always happy. Dutch children are also not always happy.
Christmas Eve is when Italian children leave their shoes out. They're left to be filled by Babbo Natale. The words in Italian are pronounced 'BAHB-boh nah-TAH-leh', and represent the Italian equivalent of 'Santa Claus'.
I think you are probably referring to St. Nicholas Day. Around the time St. Nicholas comes to the homes of the children, to bring them gifts, children put out their shoes in the evening and in the morning they will have received a treat.
Traditionally they leave out wooden shoes to be filled with candies and other small gifts
'child' is 'kind' and 'children' is 'kinderen'
Kinderen
"The Dutch" were never in Africa in an official, colonial capacity. The Dutch East Indies company made settlements for replenishing their ships . The Dutch settlers were totally uninvolved with Dutch government