December Archives - Heavenly Holland

Did you know that stamppot is a traditional nutritious Dutch dish that really warms you on a cold winter's night?

Dutch Food & Drinks

Stamppot: the Netherlands’ favorite winter comfort food

24/01/2018

Traditions & Events

Shooting carbide on New Year’s Eve

31/12/2017

Did you know that 'nieuwjaarsrolletjes' (New Year rolls) are crispy waffles filled with sweet whipcream, traditionally eaten on New Year's Day?

Dutch Food & Drinks

1 January treat: crispy New Year rolls

26/12/2017

Did you know that the odds of having a white Christmas in the Netherlands is only 7% every year? A white Christmas has only occured 8 times in the last 116 years: in 1906, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1964, 1981, 2009 and 2010.

Winter Wonderland

Dreaming of a white Christmas in the Netherlands

24/12/2017

Holten Canadian War Cemetery

Children light candles at Canadian War Cemetery

22/12/2017

Did you know that the Dutch transport about anything on their bicycles? From babies to dogs and from toilet bowls to Christmas trees.

The Dutch transport about anything on their bicycles

19/12/2017

Serious Request - Did you know that three popular radio deejays are being locked up tonight in a glass house in Apeldoorn to collect money for charity?

Serious Request 2017 in Apeldoorn

11/12/2017

Did you know that you can revive the 19th century of Charles Dickens this weekend in the city center of Deventer? On 16 and 17 December over 950 characters from Dickens' famous novels like Scrooge and Oliver Twist will reenact the romantic stories.

Charles Dickens Festival in Deventer 2017

11/12/2017

Sinterklaas

The arrival of Sinterklaas

17/11/2017

Did you know that Sinterklaas is not due to arrive in the country for a few weeks, all over the Netherlands pepernoten pop up stores open up already? They stock gingerbread nuts in a wide variety of flavors; from stroopwafel to limoncello and from licorice to pumpkin spice.

Pepernoten pop up stores

26/09/2017

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