Thursday, December 5, 2013

Happy Sinterklaas night!

Happy Sinterklaas night to everyone who is celebrating. Get your klompen set out for Sinterklaas to bring by treats and sweet meats and fill your shoes to the brim.

This year we didn't do Krampus night on Nov 30 and we aren't doing Sinterklaas night tonight Dec 5th, I think he will wait till Yule eve to come and visit our house. He will bring little Bear apples, oranges, chocolates and sweet treats, but no big gifts. All the big stuff comes from mom and dad. I just really wish we had some klompen for Sinterklaas to leave the treats in.

I think this year we will do a mini St Lucia Yule eve or Yule night, instead of the 13. Just a little march up and down our street with little l.e.d. candles in crowns. That sounds fun. Something simple yet festive. Maybe I will give Bear a basket of little treats and she can go and take a gift bag of cookies to each neighbor and leave it on their porch, or something like that.

As little Bear gets older We may spread the festivities out through the month on their traditional days if I have the energy for that. Add in Julebukking after Hogswatch. For now we do a month of Yule Tide gifts. Bear has been opening a book a day and each Saturday she gets to open a larger gift.On Yule we sit around feasting all day and evening while sipping hot cocoa and hot buttered rum, we open our gifts as a family and just enjoy time together. This year sissy is visiting after Yule so we will likely have a Hogswatch to celebrate with her and baby nephew as well.

What ever your family celebrates I hope you have a wonderful Holiday and a very blessed new year!

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