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Sint Maarten: The Dutch Children’s Holiday of Lanterns and Candy

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What is Sint Maarten?

Sint Maarten (or Sint-Maartenavond) is a traditional Dutch children’s holiday celebrated on the evening of November 11th (or sometimes the 10th). It’s most popular in the southern provinces of North Brabant and Limburg, but you’ll find celebrations in other parts of the Netherlands as well.

The holiday is named after Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop known for his kindness and generosity. According to legend, Martin once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar, and the holiday celebrates this spirit of giving.

Dutch sim card

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This blog post is intended to help you find a Dutch provider for your sim card in the Netherlands. In search of providers which had a good translated website I could not find any. KPN did try partially, but it is poorly implemented. The Netherlands T-mobile did not have it. Vodafone also not. It is recommended to do a right-mouse click to translate the site for you. All providers in th Netherlands will offer you call, texting and internet(4G and 5G) possibility's.