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bul the children look lorward in them just as nuah." After Sint Nikolaas day. ilie children continue to pul out their shoes, finding little sugar animals or mur/ipan cands in them on good days, switches on bad days, finding them emptv on days when the good saint doesn't come.
On December 2 51 the Dutch people celebrate "first Christmas day. celebrating Christ's birthday with teasting, church attendance and 1 amily gatherings.
For the big meal, the Dutch houses' ile may tix goose or pheasant or a joint ot ‘venison or lamb. For a Christmas dessert she may serve fruit cake, very similar to ours, or boterletter, a pastr's tilled with ground almonds.
On the scene all through the season will be the Christmas tree, a tradition that started in Holland's neighboring country. Germany.
When Dutch parents tuck their tired children into bed on Christmas night, they can all look forward to another Christ mas Da v- second
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