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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Harry: [QB] Well, here in the Netherlands it's common courtesy to at least wait until 'Sinterklaas' (5 december) is over. But most people only start decorating half-way december. There are of course some sad people who already have their house in Christmas style in early November, and keep it that way at least halfway through January. And there are usually some campaigns etc. to keep Christmas out of the shops until the 5th of december, but no-one really cares, and commercial Christmas starts in early November, late October. And an amusing sidenote, the American Santa Claus is the same as the Dutch Sinterklaas, and of course, Santa Claus is slowly gaining popularity in the Netherlands, so we actually have two bearded men running around in December! And talking about American holidays creeping in, it seems that in the last few years, Halloween is creeping in. Although mostly as a commercial oppurtunity. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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