Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus

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Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus

Sinterklaas

Write everything you know
about Sinterklaas...
in English!

• 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 🎁

• 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 📖

• 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 🍬

But where did Sinterklaas come from?

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What did Nicholas do
to become a Saint?

00:57

What is the cause of our tradition to put our shoes out for Sinterklaas?

01:08

What do we celebrate in the Netherlands on the 6th of December?

Santa Claus

• 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

Write down everything you know about Santa Claus...
In English!!

• 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

Wait what?
Sinterklaas and Santa Claus almost sound the same? How is that possible?

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How did Sinterklaas end up in the USA?

1. They already celebrated Sinterklaas in the USA
2. Someone wrote a poem about Sinterklaas
3. Sinterklaas was a celebrity in the USA
4. They heard Sinterklaas songs

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Odin rode on a horse with eight legs, how is this translated to modern day Santa Claus?

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What is an illustrator?

• 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?

What do you know about Odin?

• 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! 🎅🏼

Suppose you don't know who Sinterklaas or Santa is,
who of them sounds more believable?

Now...

Taboo card game

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