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  2. Dutch festivities - Wikipedia

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    The poems made during the celebration and the songs the children sing relate to Odin as the god of the arts of poetry. It's celebrated on December 5 or 6. Christmas. Among the Dutch, Christmas (which lasts two days) is a time of togetherness. Gifts are generally not exchanged. Usually it is celebrated with ones direct, and not extended, family ...

  3. Sinterklaas - Wikipedia

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    Sinterklaas (Dutch: [ˌsɪntərˈklaːs] ⓘ) or Sint-Nicolaas (Dutch: [sɪnt ˈnikoːlaːs] ⓘ) is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children.Other Dutch names for the figure include De Sint ("The Saint"), De Goede Sint ("The Good Saint") and De Goedheiligman ("The Good Holy Man").

  4. Midwinter horn - Wikipedia

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    Playing a midwinter horn in the County of Bentheim. The midwinter horn, in Dutch midwinterhoorn and in various dialects of Low German Middewinterhorn, Mittewinterhorn, Mirrewinterhorn, Midwinterhorn and Mittwinterhorn, also known as the dewertshorn and adventshorn (Advent horn), is a wooden natural trumpet traditionally blown at the Christmas season in areas of the Netherlands and nearby parts ...

  5. What is St. Nicholas Day? How the German and Dutch holiday ...

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    There are less than 20 days until Christmas, but St. Nicholas comes on Dec. 6. ... St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for German and Dutch communities across the U.S. Festivities and ...

  6. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    China. Most of China has no religious affiliation, according to the U.S. State Department, and Christmas is not a public holiday, though it is still celebrated by some and has gained popularity ...

  7. How Christmas is celebrated in 21 places around the world - AOL

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    Santa Claus is also a big tradition for Finnish children. Lehtikuva/REUTERS. In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the ...

  8. Krampus - Wikipedia

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    1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.

  9. Santa Claus - Wikipedia

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    Santa Claus is known as de Kerstman in Dutch ("the Christmas man") and Père Noël ("Father Christmas") in French. For children in the Netherlands, Sinterklaas remains the predominant gift-giver in December; 36% of the Dutch only give presents on Sinterklaas evening or the day itself, 6 December, [15] while Christmas, 25 December, is used by ...