Here in Holland we celebrate "Sinterklaas" on the fifth of December. "Sinterklaas" is a good man. He brings Surprises for all the kids in Holland. That's what they tell the little kids. They believe that "Sinterklaas" is still alive, but in the history he comes from Turkey. With the name St.Nicolaas. He was very rich. One day St.Nicolaas meets two kids. They are very poor. At one night St.Nicolaas gives those two kids shoes and money. Because that is what they wanted. Some people like the story and they make surprises for each other of the family. And that is what they celebrate. They sing a song like "Sinterklaasje Bonne Bonne Bonne" or "De zak van Sinterklaas" and they eat special cookies called speculaasjes and pepernoten. I think it is great that only the Dutch and the Flemish celebrate Sinterklaas. It is really our own festival, unique in the world.
By Annebregt Treling
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Even though Sinterklaas comes to Holland all the way from Spain, we don't have Sinterklaas here, I mean in Spain. Traditionally we don't even have Santa Claus either. But the tradition we have in that on the night from January 5th to 6th, The Three Wise Men (I hope you have heard from them :-) come all the way from the East and bring presents to everybody who has been good and behaved properly. I have been very good this year, so I'll wait for my presents... How about you? - Pilar from Spain
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