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Christmas is celebrated in many ways all around the world. Each family has different, yet unique, traditions. The Netherlands, (Holland), is one of the countries that have these different customs. My family is different and similar to this country for many reasons.
Our family and Holland share a few holiday traditions. We both put up a Christmas tree and put presents under it to give and receive. Although their Santa Claus is called “Sinterklass,” people from the Netherlands did/do believe in him. As well as believing in him, children leave food out for Sinterklass on Christmas Eve. Along with these holiday customs, Christmas songs are usually sung by our family and people in Holland.
Although we have many of the same traditions, my family has different ones as well. Instead of Christmas being on December 5th, it is held on December 25th. Santa Claus is said to arrive on a sleigh that is driven by reindeer through the air. He usually climbs down the chimney into the child’s home to deliver the presents, which are put under their Christmas tree. Unlike Christmas in Holland, presents are also given to children by their parents and other relatives. Santa Claus supposedly comes on December 24th, late at night while the children are sleeping. The kids traditionally wake up on Christmas day to open their presents.
Christmas in the Netherlands is quite different than in my family. Dutch children are told that Sinterklass sails on a ship from Spain on his “feast day”, December 5. They fill their shoes with hay and sugar for his horses and awake to find them filled with gifts such as nuts and candy. Many people eat a large breakfast or brunch and a special Christmas meal. In the Netherlands, the Christmas tree is called a paradise tree. You can buy artificial trees or real pine trees that are usually decorated with lights and ornaments.
As you can see, there are many differences between my families Christmas traditions and Holland’s traditions. Although this holiday is celebrated differently, it is still an important event that takes place every year. People in America and people in the Netherlands look forward to Christmas every December.
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