Holidays Around the WorldHolidays Around the World

Presentation By: Ray LealPresentation By: Ray Leal

To say Merry Christmas in The Neatherlands Antilles , you say Vrolijik Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar or Zalig Kerstfeest.

Favorite TraditionsFavorite Traditions

• In a Caribbean celebration with In a Caribbean celebration with origins in the Netherlands the Dutch origins in the Netherlands the Dutch Sinterklaas sails into the harbor from Sinterklaas sails into the harbor from Spain I mid-November, with his white Spain I mid-November, with his white horse and entourage of Zwarte Piet horse and entourage of Zwarte Piet helpers. Christmas starts on helpers. Christmas starts on December 5.December 5.

The Holiday DinnerThe Holiday Dinner

• They eat shrimp, fish, salmon, beef, They eat shrimp, fish, salmon, beef, chicken, duck, turkey, meat, Kerst chicken, duck, turkey, meat, Kerst Bowl, and for dessert…ice cream.Bowl, and for dessert…ice cream.

Santa ClausSanta Claus

• The Dutch Siterclaas is depicted as a The Dutch Siterclaas is depicted as a tall, slender man wearing a red tall, slender man wearing a red bishop’s hat. He carries bishop’s bishop’s hat. He carries bishop’s miter and rides a white horse. His miter and rides a white horse. His helper is Black Peter, dipictedas a helper is Black Peter, dipictedas a devil who St. Nicholas has captured devil who St. Nicholas has captured and made his servant. and made his servant.

Other FactsOther Facts

• Sinter Klaas sail to the Netherlands.Sinter Klaas sail to the Netherlands.• Sinter Klaas rides a white horse.Sinter Klaas rides a white horse.• Sinter Klaas questions children’s father or Sinter Klaas questions children’s father or

uncle how good they’re children have been uncle how good they’re children have been in the past year. in the past year.

• Dutch people leave their shoes outside with Dutch people leave their shoes outside with sugar and hay for the white horse. In the sugar and hay for the white horse. In the morning, people find candy in the shoes.morning, people find candy in the shoes.

• Christmas is on December 5.Christmas is on December 5.

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