Utaventure

Let's be honest, when we think about December, we think about Christmas. And here in the States, they start thinking about that from the moment Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November) has passed. From then on, they start decorating their houses and they even put their Christmas tree already.  That is of course unheard of in Belgium!! Because there we have the unspoken rule, that no Christmas tree is put before Saint Nicholas ('Sinterklaas' or just short 'de Sint' in Dutch/Flemish) has visited on the 6th of December 😏. For my non-European friends ... Saint Nicholas is mainly celebrated in The Netherlands and in Belgium. He's a legendary figure based on the patron saint for children. He was a Catholic bishop of Myra (a place in present Turkey) who was known for his generosity and love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships. After his death (on the 6th of December in the year 342), he was declared a saint. Although he's from Eastern Europe, a