Written by The holiday season is just around the corner, and your local Dutch supermarket is already filling up the Sinterklaas sweets and ‘chocoladeletters’ area. Wouldn’t it be nice to have learned a bit of Dutch this year? So you can experience Halloween and especially Sinterklaas alsmost like a real Dutchie? Keep on reading if you want to celebrate Halloween and Sinterklaas in Dutch this year!
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Celebrate Halloween and Sinterklaas in Dutch
Sinterklaas, Christmas and New Years’ Eve are the most popular holidays of the Netherlands for the whole family (maybe coming in just after Koningsdag/Kingsday). Halloween is becoming increasingly popular but is obviously not a Dutch holiday. You can find amazing parties especially in the bigger cities surrounding this creepy holiday though.
‘Oud en Nieuw’ is what we call New Years’, and boy, do we love to celebrate this holiday with our family and/or friends! Sinterklaas en Christmas we typically reserve for family exclusively. All of these holidays are a perfect opportunity to showcase your Dutch speaking skills though. So you can bond even more with your Dutch family, colleagues and friends!