Tonight there probably won’t be ‘Hear Who’s Knocking There, Children ‘ sung during Pakjesavond, but ‘Hear Who’s Video Calling There, Children‘. The evening is celebrated differently this year, because only 3 people are allowed to visit due to corona and must be kept 1.5 meters away. This provides creative alternatives.
Marielle Walter, for example, celebrated Pakjesdag today instead of package evening. Her family, consisting of six children with supporters, is too big to get together, so they came up with a surprise. “Six weeks ago we drew lots. Everyone had to have their gift for their lottery ticket delivered to us so that we could deliver them around”, says Walter.
And that happened this afternoon. Marielle Walter and her husband made packages with the presents, Sinterklaas letters, a scratch card and poems and brought them to each family. “And grandpa and grandma have already given a present for Christmas, because you don’t know what is possible then.”
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