Dutch people love to ice skate as witnessed by the the hundreds of temporary ice skating rinks which literally pop-up overnight in the month of December… It is […]
The Dutch Love For Ice Skating
Category: Dutch Holidays
Holidays unique or specific to the Netherlands, Holland
Arrival of Sinterklaas
The Arrival of (‘intocht’) Sinterklaas is celebrated every November across the Netherlands. In most Dutch cities, Sint and his helpers Pieten are welcomed on the third Saturday of […]
Happy Sinterklaas!
The streets are quiet tonight because most Dutch people are at home celebrating Sinterklaas. Young children’s faces are lighting up as they rip open their sack filled with […]
New Expat in Holland? Unique Dutch Customs
While the Dutch are unique in many ways (just ask the authors of ‘The UnDutchables’), this post will focus on just a handful of things that a newly […]
South Holland 2016 Summer Camps
If you’ve waited until the last minute to enroll your child in a summer 2016 holiday camp here in South Holland, have no fear. There is still availability […]
Pentecost in Holland
Something that intrigued me ever since I first arrived in Holland is the number of Dutch public holidays specifically related to events on the Roman Catholic calendar. It […]
Best Oliebollen in South Holland
Our fellow blogger The Dutch Way recently wrote about the affinity the Dutch have for their version of the donut, called oliebollen. In her post, Dutch Ways to […]
2014 National Arrival of Sinterklaas: Mayor of Gouda talks with H2H
Each year, NOS broadcasts the national arrival of Sinterklaas. For 2014, it is South Holland’s historic city of Gouda which has the honour of welcoming the Sint and […]
Holland’s Last Queens Day (for a while)
As most people are aware, Tuesday 30th April 2013 will mark the last Queens Day celebration (at least for a while, one would assume) in the Netherlands. On […]
What’s the holiday Sinterklaas about?
Do you know this guy? If you guessed Santa Claus, you are not alone…I would have thought the same thing. They certainly look alike, right?! But nee, this […]