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NETHERLANDS HOLIDAYS

Christmas: children put their wooden shoes in front of the fireplace to be filled with candies and knick-knacks.Their saint nicolas comes on his horse to all the houses in the village to give them presents.They celebrate the night before Christmas by singing songs about saint nicolas and eating food with family.


 * Remembrance of the Dead** : this holiday is to remember all that died who served in the armed forces of pretecting the kingdom of the Netherlands.THIS IS NOT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

RUSSIAN HOLIDAYS