1. Christmas in Holland ‘’Kerstmis’’ in Dutch

2. Surprise With Christmas, we do something named ‘surprise’. A few weeks before Christmas, we write down all the names of the family members who we’re celebrating Christmas with and we put them in a jar

3. Surprise Then, we all take a piece of paper out of the jar, and the name on the paper, is the person we’ll have to make a present for. Some people make a piece of art in which the present is hidden, like this:

4. Surprise Poems are included as well, in which we write a fun piece of text for that specific person. When Christmas arrives, all of us sit together and put all the ‘surprises’ underneath the Christmas tree.

5. Surprise Once we’re all together, we take the surprise that is meant for us, we read the poem and open it up. It’s always a lot of fun

6. Dinner Christmas dinner in Holland usually means a very comprehensive dinner, with a lot of different foods. We sit together for a couple of hours, chatting and eating.

7. Dresscode On Christmas, most families all dress very nicely and chique. There is actually no specific explanation for it, but we all do it!

8. After dinner After dinner, most families just sit together, have a nice drink and a chat. That is usually the end of the day. The next day, we have this amazing dinner again and enjoy ourselves in the evening.