As always, during the first days of December, everyone in The Netherlands celebrates the Saint Nicolas or Sinterklaas festival.
Inevitably all kids grow up but still want to join in the festivities. Adults and teenagers who do not believe in Sinterklaas anymore, still participate in the Sinterklaas festivities. They do it with a more appropriate...
Just like in many languages there are irregular and defective verbs in Dutch. Although there are only six completely irregular verbs in the present tense, in the past tense there are hundreds.*
The Sinterklaas festival is celebrated in Belgium and The Netherlands on the 5th and 6th of December every year. During this period, children put out their shoes, fill the shoe with a carrot and a drawing, and hope to be rewarded for their good deeds of the past year by receiving the best gifts in the world.
Sinterklaas, also known as Saint Nicholas, is a Dutch character loved by children and adults alike and shouldn't be confused with Father Christmas or Santa Claus.
The temperature starts to drop, the heating turns on,and the days get shorter, as the Dutch winter settles in. It is dark and cold outside making candle- and firelight extra cozy. Can you feel the Christmas magic approaching? All the more reason to plan some awesome outings, like a nice day at a Dutch Christmas market. Here are 5...
Everyone knows the best places to visit around Christmas in their own city and region, but maybe it's time for a little portion of jingle bells elsewhere? five inspiring tips for a cosy evening in a thick coat with the obligatory mulled wine in your hand.
Saint Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier who was baptised as an adult and became a bishop in a French town. The most famous legend concerning him was that he had once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm, to save the latter from the cold. That night, he dreamt of Jesus, wearing...
