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Sinterklaas vs. Santa Claus Some internationals in the Netherlands get confused in December. Not because they don't know where to go during the holidays or how to celebrate New Year’s Eve. No, it's because of the two men in red - both with a big white beard - who dominate the last month of the year. Sinterklaas and Santa Claus: who are they for Pete’s sake and what is the difference? In mid-November, Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands by steamboat, usually in the third weekend of November. During the two weeks before his 'birthday' on 6 December, Sinterklaas rides across rooftops at night on his white horse, listening through chimneys for good children and leaving them gifts and sweets in their shoes. On 5 December, the evening before his birthday, Sinterklaas ends his stay in the Netherlands with a big bang: Pakjesavond. On this night, Sinterklaas knocks on everyone’s door to give children presents.