| Christmas Traditions in Holland |
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| On Christmas in Holland St Nicholas also called Black Peter arrives with Christmas gifts wearing Spanish clothes. This St Nicholas mounts on a snow horse and rides through many festivities. This day is regarded as a day for grand celebrations. Sinterklaas Eve is celebrated on Dec 5th. On this day people give and receive presents. | |
Each evening during Christmas farmers blow long horns at sunset. Farmers blow these horns over water wells in order to make the sound loud. All this is done to chase away evil spirits and to announce the arrival of Christmas.
The people in Holland regard Christmas as a religious time to visit churches and offer prayers. Late in the afternoon people sit around Christmas trees, tell stories and sing Christmas carols.
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The day after Christmas that is 26th December is called the second Christmas day and is regarded as a holiday. People in Holland feel that it is the best time to relax and a perfect time to have a great treat.
December 25th called the St Nicholas Eve presents are exchanged between people. These presents are so delightful that they are called “surprises”.
People in Holland visit churches on Christmas and offer prayers. Children on Christmas in Holland fill their shoes with straw, as they believe that St Nicholas horses eat the straw and will fill their shoes with lovely and beautiful Christmas gifts. Shoes are also kept out on the doorstep of the house in Holland on Christmas.
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