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The Dutch Sinterklaas tradition

Every November Sinterklaas arrives in Holland to celebrate his birthday on December the 5th with us. This typical Dutch tradition is full of funny facts: 

• Sinterklaas lives in Spain and travels with his steamboat
• This boat is filled with gifts, candy (pepernoten), letters made of chocolate and meringues
• We all welcome Sinterklaas at the Dock by singing Sinterklaas songs
• His arrival is broadcasted on national television
• There’s even a (very popular) Sinterklaas news every evening
• Once in Holland, Sinterklaas exchanges his boat for his horse called Ozosnel
• Every evening children fill their shoe with a carrot for Ozosnel and a drawing for Sinterklaas
• The next day the carrot and drawing magically changed into small gifts
• On the 5th of December we celebrate ‘Pakjesavond’ (gifts evening)
• Sinterklaas has a book filled with stories of all Dutch children
• Based on those stories Sinterklaas determines whether the children have behaved and if they deserve a present
• With these gifts comes a poem which summarizes the past year of the receiver
• On the 6th of December Sinterklaas returns to Spain

By playing this memory game you will know the tradition of Sinterklaas a bit better. Find his horse Ozosnel, the book of Sinterklaas and some delicious treats!