History of Saint Nicholas in Holland
Sinterklaas arriving by ship in Amsterdam, Holland - Photo courtesy of www.traveladventures.org
Dateline: Terry, Montana
November 27, 2009
By: Bob van der Valk
Sinterklaas will be joining various festivities in Terry, Montana in the week prior to his day being officially celebrated as a holiday in the Netherlands.
The big celebration for kids is not Santa Claus around Christmas time in the Netherlands, or Holland as is it best known around the world, but a few weeks earlier. On December 5th each year the whole country stops and takes time out for family get togethers on Saint Nicholas Eve. (more…)
