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In the morning, they are replaced by gifts for them such as candies and nuts. Children are told that Sinterklaas appears in person in the children's homes, looking like their father or uncle and question them whether they have been naughty or nice in the past year. Previously, naughty children used to receive blows by the birch rod that he carried but now, he is kinder. In Twente, situated in east Holland, a special Advent ceremony is held in which special horns made from one year old saplings at home are blown over wells to announce the birth of Christ and chase away evil spirits. These horns are three or four feet long and have a deep tone.
