by Jacqui Eisen | Dec 4, 2015 | Events
Tomorrow is St. Nicolas Eve. In The Netherlands and around the world children of Dutch heritage will be setting out their wooden shoes. They will be going to bed not with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads but rather of pepernoten, taai-taai and chocolate...
by Jacqui Eisen | Nov 20, 2015 | Events
No matter what you call him: Santa Claus, Joulupukki, Père Noël, St. Nick, Sinterklas, Jultomten, Mikulás, Weihnachtsmann, Julenissen, Ded Moroz, Mos Craciun, Siôn Corn…tomorrow he’s coming to Welland. For some he is a mythical magical figure, for others...
by Jacqui Eisen | Nov 18, 2015 | Christmas Traditions, Food History, Special Days and Traditions
Why do Dutch people give chocolate letters? When we receive our initial on “Pakjesavond” December 5 or at Christmas most of us just eat the delicious chocolate without wondering why this unique tradition is still practiced. The history of receiving a...
