Comments on: St. Maartens Day: A sweet local tradition https://rachelsruminations.com/st-maartens-day/ Taking the road less traveled Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rachel Heller https://rachelsruminations.com/st-maartens-day/#comment-12840 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:45:45 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=2770#comment-12840 In reply to Brianna.

I know! I love seeing them. So cute!

]]> By: Brianna https://rachelsruminations.com/st-maartens-day/#comment-12839 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:26:39 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=2770#comment-12839 I love learning about traditions around the world! I did not know about this holiday, but it sounds like a lot of fun. I think it’s adorable that the kids have to sing for their treats!

]]> By: Rachel Heller https://rachelsruminations.com/st-maartens-day/#comment-1861 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:53:00 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=2770#comment-1861 Isn’t it lovely how the same holiday morphs into several unique ones? Thanks for sharing this with me!

]]> By: Simone https://rachelsruminations.com/st-maartens-day/#comment-1860 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:37:19 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=2770#comment-1860 Hi Rachel,
don’t forget Germany! St. Martin is my favourite holiday and it is celebrated in such a nice way the area that I am from (northern Rhine area). For us, the story of St. Martin was always an important part (he shares his coat with a beggar in the street) and many of the songs are about it, too. Unlike the kids in Groningen, we walked through the streets with all kids from school, with St. Martin on horseback in front, holding our lanterns and singing the songs. When we got back to school, we would all get some sweets. We also had carved sugar beets (a mandatory school project…), but those were much less popular than the colourful paper lanterns.

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