What's Inside Day Twenty One of the Watercolour Advent Calendar 2024 That's Got Everyone Talking?

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Is this tradition familiar to you? Tell me all about it!

[@ingeborgsap9509]

It is indeed, I am from the Netherlands. We no longer use the wooden shoes, or clogs "klompen"" I am now 63, my younger brother still used them as we were playing outside a lot, but even then he was an exception. To put carrots in, gets done for Sinterklaas' horse, the clogs put close to the fireplace. Sweets and candy would be dropped through the chimney and the carrots taken. (Mum had them end up in some soup I believe:-)

[@JennyvanTilborg]

@@deWintonPaperCo yes it is more important than Santa Claus. Sinterklaas was a bishop in Myra in 3th/4th century and was known as a child’s friend. He died 12-6-342. Nowadays he arrives by a steamboat filled with packages half of november. From then on children are allowed to put their shoe near the chimney and do get candy ( pepernoten). As Sint rides a white horse children put a carrot and a letter or drawing in their shoe. Sint gets help from several men who are called Piet ( they used to be called black Piet and with black painted faces, from running down the chimney, but nowadays of course that’s not allowed because of discrimination). On the evening if the 5th of December Piet knocks on doors and leaves bags of presents at the door. Sinterklaas hasn’t got a list but a big red book. He travels back in the night so he is able to celebrate his birthday back in Spain at the 6th. For the elder children and adults we do have another tradition: sort of secret Santa, you make a so called surprise. Buy a present and create something ( like for a footballplayer you could make a football) where you put the present in. Treats we eat: oranges, kruidnoten, sugarfigures, chocolate letters, chocolat milk, banketstaaf and so on.

[@AnkNijssen]

I live in Holland and there we celebrate Sinterklaas on the 5th of December. Some weeks before the 5th, Sinterklaas arrives in Holland (from Spain) and children can put their shoe with a carrot in it (for the horse of Sinterklaas) and then find a piece of candy in it the day after. Thank you for your video's, so much fun to paint every day these little drawings 😊😊😊😊

[@ingrid-carinaborgund1101]

Hi. Not a Norwegian tradition. I’m from Norway and we’ve heard that they do this in Holland/ Dutch as stared in the comments ❤ Lovely video anyway. Keep up the good work, only a few days left 🌲🎁😍

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks for the info

[@Cherrytune386]

Thanks Harriet for all 24 of your charming paintings. Have a wonderful Xmas and a great 2025🎉

[@kimharbaugh]

During the German occupation of the Netherlands the Royal Air Force dropped boxes of candy over them and a poem was created, Sinterklaas, little capon, throw something in my little shoe, throw something in my little boot, thank you dear Sinterklaas. I have Dutch ancestry, this was fun to learn about, the wooden shoes look perfect ❤

[@AnkNijssen]

It was already a tradition in Holland before WWar 2. My mother who was born in 1927 told me that she got little toys and oranges when she was a little kid 😊

[@claudettecurran6185]

Another lovely tradition. Although I've heard of this from friend's. The shoe was easy, but trying to make the carrots look like several instead of one. It will all come together. Thank you for another lovely Christmas tradition. 🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Hope you enjoy

[@marjanwolfs6273]

In The Netherlands children put their shoes with carrots (for the horse) at the end of november untill the 5 of december. It is for Sinterklaas or Sint Nikolaas. He brings small treaths in the shoe. In the early days it were not shoes but wooden shoes. It is not a Christmas tradition, It doesn't matter for the paintings you make, they are lovely. 🥰

[@whichwitchhazel]

Love the carrots in the shoes xx

[@deWintonPaperCo]

It's so good!

[@patriciasnijders3392]

in holland we do so with sinterklaas a childrens fest on 5 december starts round 20st november children set their shoe till 4 dec and 5 december bag off pressents is different from santaclaus

[@rachelknight1064]

Thank you Harriet - this one was lovely and I found it slightly less challenging than yesterday's. All your paintings are wonderful!

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Wonderful!

[@bnhietala]

"Why is the first one easy to do and the second one hard?" An Artist's lament for the ages, if ever I heard one. They sure came out cute, though!

[@candybourgeois6916]

Love the design on the shoe. It adds that little something.

[@deWintonPaperCo]

I think so too!

[@amyb82941]

💜💜💜

[@carmenvogels-aagaard5559]

I am Norwegian but live in Holland and this is not a Norwegian tradition, but a Dutch one. Beautiful paited though.

[@darlenemc3586]

In America us kids would leave out a few apples or carrots for Santa's Reindeer and cookies for Santa. I love to see worldwide traditions. 🎅🎄🎀

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Great idea!!

[@ilsespies8620]

Too bad..... Not A Christmas tradition and not from Norway, but Sinterklaas from Holland 😅 but nice to paint anyway 😊

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JennyvanTilborg]

I am sorry but I think you are mistaken with the country. These type of wooden shoes are from Holland. We celebrate Sint Nicolaas, who is a bishop from mira, Spain. He brings us presents on the 5th of December. Nothing to do with Christmas or Norway as far as ai know….

[@deWintonPaperCo]

Thanks for the correction!