10 snacks children around the world leave for Santa

Frank OlitoDec 10, 2020, 23:52 IST

Children around the world all serve Santa something different on Christmas.Marco Verch/ Getty

While milk and cookies are considered the norm in the US, around the world, kids are leaving Santa anything from beer to rice pudding.
In Iceland, children believe that there are 13 completely different Santa-like figures who visit throughout December, which results in very different treats all month long.

Christmas time is filled with traditions that are passed down from generation to generation. But some of these traditions are unique to certain cultures.

For instance, children in the US believe Santa Claus comes on Christmas night to deliver presents, while children in Iceland believe there are 13 "Yule Lads" who visit all December-long. These differences in celebrations from country to country can also be seen in what children leave out for Santa.

From rice pudding to beer, keep scrolling to find out what children leave out around Christmas.

In the United States, many children leave a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa.

Milk and cookies. Shutterstock

Although Australians also leave cookies for Santa to snack on, they replace the glass of milk with a cold glass of beer.

Beer. Kham/Reuters

Some Irish families leave a pint of Guinness for Santa on the eve of Christmas.

Guinness beer. Frantisekf/Shutterstock

Like in Australia and Ireland, children in Britain leave Santa alcohol.

Glass of sherry. Shutterstock

Children in Argentina leave out hay and water.

Hay for the horses. Getty Images

In the Netherlands, children often leave carrots and hay to help energize Santa's horses - yes, horses - on their trip around the world.

Carrots for the horses. Al Bello/ Getty

Denmark doesn't leave anything for Julemanden - Denmark's term for Santa - to munch on, but they do leave out rice pudding for elves.

Rice pudding. Gaus Alex/Shutterstock

In Iceland, children leave out laufabrauð, which translates to leaf bread and tastes like a crispy wafer.

Christmas in Iceland. Shutterstock

In France, children leave out carrots and cookies in their shoes.

Sneakers left for Santa. Shutterstock

German children leave out handwritten letters before going to bed.

Children write letters. Richard Rodriguez/ Getty

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