We were so excited when we learned about Sinterklaas. He comes in November and leaves on Dec 6, so then we could focus on Christ for Christmas!
Unfortunately, after Sinterklaas left, we learned that in the last decade or so, the Dutch have started celebrating Santa as well. It quickly became clear that kids expect presents on Christmas Day in addition to the Sinterklaas presents from the prior month.
So, while we tried to keep Christmas focused on Christ, we were forced to allow a bit of commercialism back in as well.
Dutch Bentleys 