Category: Dutch

Valentine’s Day

Published February 6, 2007 in American, Australian, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Canadian, Catholic, Courtship, Dutch, HOLIDAYS, Japanese, Spring | Comments [2]
Valentine's Day is a holiday dedicated to love and romance in many cultures. It is a good day to get engaged, plan a specially romantic date, buy chocolates or flowers for your sweetheart, or simply “give a valentine” to your friends. Many schoolchildren exchange Valentines with their class mates, which can be home-made cards or [...] Read More »

St. Nicholas Day: Open Presents on December 6!

Published November 29, 2006 in Austrian, Belgian, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Catholic, Childhood, Christmas Traditions, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, German, HOLIDAYS, Hungarian, Luxembourg, Slovak, Slovenian, Swiss, Winter | Comments [2]
December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day, celebrated with various traditions in many European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland. In Holland and the Flemish-speaking parts of Belgium, the morning of December 6 is the day that children receive presents, rather than Christmas Eve [...] Read More »