This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
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Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus
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Sinterklaas
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Write everything you know about Sinterklaas... in English!
Slide 3 - Mind map
In the Netherlands we celebrate Sinterklaas 😛
Sinterklaas time is November and he leaves the 6th of December which is his birthday 🎂
Sinterklaas has a white beard and wears red 🔴
Sinterklaas his name is (Saint) Nikolaas
Sinterklaas works together with his Pieten to deliver presents to the children 🎁
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The Pieten wear the colourful costumes of 14th century rich men
Sinterklaas often rides his horse Amerigo (now Ozosnel) on top of roofs 🐎
Sinterklaas has a book in which all the names of the children are written, and it also says if they’re naughty or nice 📖
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The presents get delivered through the chimneys
Children place their shoe or sock at the fireplace in the evening, and sing Sinterklaas songs. The next day they’ll find their shoe somewhere else with candy or a toy inside. 👞🧦
Sometimes children will place hay or a carrot next to their shoe for Sinterklaas’ horse 🥕
If a child is naughty the Pieten will either put coal or salt in the child’s shoe 🧂
The Pieten all have a white pouch filled with candy and pepernoten 🍬
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But where did Sinterklaas come from?
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Slide 8 - Video
00:43
What did Nicholas do to become a Saint?
Slide 9 - Open question
00:57
What is the cause of our tradition to put our shoes out for Sinterklaas?
Slide 10 - Open question
01:08
What do we celebrate in the Netherlands on the 6th of December?
Slide 11 - Open question
Santa Claus
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Santa Claus is someone that arrives at Christmas Eve (the night before Christmas)
He has a white beard and is typically fat
Santa Claus wears a red suit 🔴
Santa’s name is Saint Nicholas
He works together with his elves that create toys in Santa’s workshop
The elves wear costumes that look a little like Peter Pan’s
Santa rides a sleigh with eight reindeer, and lands it on people’s roofs
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Write down everything you know about Santa Claus... In English!!
Slide 14 - Mind map
The presents get delivered by Santa through the chimney
Children will sometimes place a plate of Christmas cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeer next to the fireplace 🥕
Santa has a naughty or nice list 🧾
Children leave their stocking/socks by the fireplace in hopes that Santa will fill them with candy/toys 🧦
Santa lives on the Northpole with Mrs. Claus
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Wait what? Sinterklaas and Santa Claus almost sound the same? How is that possible?
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Slide 17 - Video
01:02
How did Sinterklaas end up in the USA?
A
They already celebrated Sinterklaas in the USA
B
Someone wrote a poem about Sinterklaas
C
Sinterklaas was a celebrity in the USA
D
They heard Sinterklaas songs
Slide 18 - Quiz
01:45
Odin rode on a horse with eight legs, how is this translated to modern day Santa Claus?
Slide 19 - Open question
02:10
What is an illustrator?
Slide 20 - Open question
Two men from New York morphed Sinterklaas in to Santa Claus
Which means, our Sinterklaas was first! 🏆
The video also mentioned Odin “the pagan God of yule”
So, Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are the same person?
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What do you know about Odin?
Slide 22 - Mind map
Odin is a norse God, he is the strongest God in the Norse mythology (Scandinavia).
Very interesting!
So Santa Claus is a mix between Sinterklaas and Odin! 🎅🏼
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Suppose you don't know who Sinterklaas or Santa is, who of them sounds more believable?