Do the Dutch celebrate more on December 6 or December 25? And what do you do on the different dates? Just curious...
2006-12-24 02:08:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Christmas in Netherlands:
Dutch children leave their shoes out on many nights in the run-up to the actual celebration, to find them filled with small treats in the morning. December 5 (The Netherlands) is traditionally recognized as the main gift-giving days of the Low Countries, with December 25 being a lower-key, more religious event.
Christians and a large amount of people having a christian background go to church for Christmas. The Roman-catholic service is on Christmas eve, the Protestant churches in the Netherlands have their Christmas service on 25 December.
2006-12-27 03:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Nuttie Nettie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My aunt lives in Holland with her husband, who is native Dutch. They are celebrating on the 25th just like we do here in America....but that's their family...other families could have different traditions.
I remember as a child in Germany (my dad was in the Army) we would put our shoes out on Dec. 6th for Kris Kringle to put either switches or candy in them...kind of a "last call" for those kids who need to shape up by Christmas. (my sister and I would get both, by the way)
My husband and I (who live in Virginia) have brought that tradition here for our children... (they also get both switches and candy...those last couple of weeks before Christmas are really nice...my kids help with chores and what not) and some friends of ours have also "adopted" Dec. 6th into their family tradition.
So, to answer your question...I think it's both...with a little more emphasis on the 25th.
2006-12-24 10:20:29 · answer #2 · answered by VA Mamma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋