Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On the evening of 5 December, Dutch friends and families get together to celebrate their unique take on the festive season. While many Europeans will wait until the end of December for their Christmas ...

My mother is from Holland and so, like every Dutch child, I celebrated Sinterklaas every year. According to Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas, or Saint Nicholas, arrives in the Netherlands from Spain each ...

Mostly it was about spending time with our grandmother. ... We'd sit at her round dining room table in front of her 1931 Belgian Sinterklaas statue, sip hot chocolate and eat our speculaas. While ...

Vianen in Utrecht is hosting this year’s official arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands on Saturday, the kick-off for three weeks of festivities ahead of the main December 5 present-giving event.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOLLAND — Sinterklaas will return to Holland in December, thanks to a celebration planned by Tulip Time. The event will run 5-8 ...

Contributing writer Cathy Healy was in Amsterdam this year to see some of the festivities that surround the arrival of Sinterklaas – or the Dutch Santa Claus. If you’re naughty, not nice in the ...

Sinterklaas is back! On December 4, after a year hiatus due to the pandemic, revelers young and old will bundle up and rejoin the day of festivities all over Rhinebeck. “This year is about coming ...

While many Europeans will wait until the end of December for their Christmas celebrations, the Dutch have already got going. This evening (5 December) signifies the Sinterklaas evening with the ...