The gift is packed to fool the receiver about what it really is. The poem Is written using all sorts of information about the person who is going to receive the gift. After December 5th Sinterklaas goes back to Spain on his steamboat. The children hopefully got the presents that they were longing for and are now happily waiting for Christmas . Usually, children get a few hours off in the morning of December 6th.
School starts a little later and they have a few hours to play with their new toys.
A site in the UK with information and links. Sinterklaas past, present and future. Visit this site and find out more. An article in English from a Dutch site. Songs, photographs, recipes and history available at this Geocities site.