https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:09:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/#comment-58532 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:09:16 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=546#comment-58532 […] +Ute Limacher-Riebold from Expat Since Birth shares different versions of this popular legend La Befana who is a kindly old witch bearing gifts by climbing down the chimney in Italy on January 5th. She shares with us  the different legends surrounding this popular character in Italy.  I love how she celebrates with her multicultural family!  She expresses the following:  “I celebrated it in Italy, now in NL a bit less… In our family we have a very “personal” way to celebrate all this: the “Heilinge Drei Könige” (Dia de Reyes) and Befana together but also Sinterklaas/Sankt Nikolaus. We came up with a funny explanation: that Sankt Nikolaus is like the brother of La Befana, or that they inspire one another… I think it would be very interesting to know how multicultural families justify the celebration of multiple festivities. It can be quite challenging and I know families where parents don’t agree with part of the traditional celebrations of their partners culture(s)…” You can read her post here.  […]

]]> https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/#comment-28861 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 17:15:41 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=546#comment-28861 […] when you live in a multicultural family and context, there are moments where you have to decide which festivity (or holiday) you want to celebrate with your family, extended family, friends […]

]]> https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/#comment-28802 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:26:13 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=546#comment-28802 […] Christmas is not the only festivity this time of the year. On December the 5th or 6th we celebrate Sankt Nikolaus in Germany, Switzerland etc., and on January the 6th we celebrate la Befana in Italy and Dreikönige in Switzerland, Germany, […]

]]> https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/#comment-25254 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:48:04 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=546#comment-25254 […] mid November, and goes on with his visits all over the country during the following weeks, until Pakjesavond on December the […]

]]> https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/12/05/sinterklaas-nikolaus-befana-or-heilige-drei-konige/#comment-12701 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:00:35 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=546#comment-12701 […] when you live in a multicultural family and context, there are moments where you have to decide which festivity (or holiday) you want to celebrate with your family, extended family, friends […]

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