Monday 22 December 2008

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

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to all my Blogger Friends all over the world.

Hope that you are all well, and that you have a very happy time, with your families, or whoever you are with!

Yes that is me sitting on Saint Nicholas lap with his helpers,Black Peters!

The Feast of Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas, is an annual event which has been uniquely Dutch and Flemish for centuries. St. Nicholas' Feast Day, December 6th, is observed in most Roman Catholic countries primarily as a feast for small children. But it is only in the Low Countries - especially in the Netherlands - that the eve of his feast day (December 5th) is celebrated nationwide by young and old, christian and non-christian, and without any religious overtones.

Take Care everyone, see you all next year!! :-) HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

17 comments:

  1. Happy Christmas, Anne, and here's to all of us blogging sisters, our loved ones and our readers having a healthy, prosperous, safe 2009.

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  2. Happy happy Christmas Anne.... and good wishes for 2009.. x x x

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  3. Happy Christmas and Boxing Day, Anne! Enjoy ... look forward to your posts in the new year.

    Cheers to you and yours from Sydney.

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  4. Buon Natale from us over here. Hope you have a lovely time.

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  5. Hi Anne. I don't have your e-mail for greetings!!! Please have a look at the right side of my blog and check “Season’s Greetings”!
    Click on the picture which was taken from your blog.
    Best wishes to you and your family.Philip

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  6. And best wishes to you and yours!

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  7. Happy holidays to you!! I wish you every happiness of the season. Look forward to seeing you next year!!Happy 2009!!!:-)

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  8. A very Happy Christmas to you dear Anne! My bloke really misses England during the holidays and wishes he was there. I have to keep him distracted with lots of Cadbury's chocolate and rum ...haha!

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  9. What a great picture, really fascinating and unique. Have a great Christmas too Anne.

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  10. And a very Merry Christmas to you, Anne. I will email you tomorrow.

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  11. Merry Christmas Anne. Thank you for stopping by French Essence - glad to have found you. See you lots more next year, xv.

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  12. Merry Christmas Anne and every good wish for a peaceful and prosperous new year.

    Di.xx

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  13. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a healthy New Year! xx

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  14. Dear Anne,
    Wishing you and your whole family a wonderful holiday season !
    My,my; what a beautiful old photo. I just love old photos !
    What a cute little girl ;)

    Hugs to you xxx

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  15. Buon Natale Anne! Let's relax and enjoy ourselves, yesterday I was more involved in the cooking but today, I have nothing to do, we return to my sisinlaw and enjoy the food! And then, finally, we can just be at home with only us for a couple of days!
    tingeling!

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Thank you to everyone for commenting, it certainly makes my day. A pleasure to see everyone of you. Old and New.. Blogging not only opens up the world but gives us new friends.