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nov 11. In some parts of the Netherlands the children celebrate St. Maarten.( it comes from the Holy Saint Maarten who shared his belongings with the poor) Around time:18.00 they go with their little lamps , they sing a special song and ask for a treat, some candy or fruit. A kind like trick or treat, but not in costume. So I hope every child that goes for the St. Maarten walk, will have a lovely time, and a full bag with gathered candy and fruit.
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We have St. Martin here too (but without collecting sweets). At 5pm we start with the march with the lamps and singing, at the end there is a big fire and every child gets a St. Martin's pretzel. The kindergarten sells hot spiced wine (with and without alcohol!) and it is alwas nice.
Greetings, Bettina
PS: Old pics from our fire with Anna and Felix with me at is first St. Martin :o)
Greetings, Bettina
PS: Old pics from our fire with Anna and Felix with me at is first St. Martin :o)
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lovely, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, lovely lamps.
169064✽
Thanks for sharing this. I enjoy hearing about the traditions in other countries. And this is a lovely tradition.
57675✽
Thank you for sharing this. It is so nice to hear of other places and the traditions. This is one of the many things I love about Cute!
148938✽
seems to be a nice tradition. Don't have it here in Belgium
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It is celebrated in certain parts of the country, I had never heard of it before I came to live in the north of the Netherlands.
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That's much nicer than the precepts behind our Trick or Treat, although children are rarely aware of the reason, they just know that they get candy. ;)
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Sounds wonderful! I like the singing part. caroling was one of my favorite holiday activity.