3. GENERAL INFORMATION *In Holland they speak Dutch. *16,809,700 people live in Holland. *Around Christmas time it is cold and snowy.

5. Celebrations & Traditions *The Sinterklaas parade. *The Sinterklaas parade takes place on Dec. 6 th. *Sinterklaas and Pete pass out treats to all the kids.

7. Important Characters *In Holland Santa Clause is Sinterklaas & Pete is an elf. *They pass out treats to children.

9. Gifts *The children trade in vegetables to St. Nick to get candy. *Mainly children under the age of 18 receive gifts.

10. Decorations *They mainly display tasty food in their windows.

11. Extra info *In a modern day tradition some brave and hearty souls plunge into the north sea on New Years day.

12. Food *They make a delightful sweet called oliebollen which is an apple raisin doughnut.