Sinterklaas is in town
November 22, 2011 in Culture, Lifestyle, News, What's up by Eeva-Maria
It might be something weird to see for a person who is not Dutch or Belgian: a man with a long white beard and a red suit on a white horse followed by a group of people with brown face painting and feathers on their hat. Dutch people will immediately recognize this situation: Sinterklaas is in town. ‘Sinterklaas’ is celebrated every year at the fifth of December (On the sixth in Belgium). Originally it is a holiday for children, but adults enjoy it as well. The tradition is to give each other presents on [...]