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Forget The Milk: Santa Gets A Pint Of This Iconic Beer When He Lands In Ireland By Laura Christine Allan Dec. 14, 2025 8:00 am EST

In the United States, it's an established holiday tradition that children leave out milk and cookies for Santa . However, the rest of the world takes a different approach to the intricacies of leaving food for St. Nick . In the Netherlands, Santa is less of a priority, and children leave out carrots for his horses, while Swedish little ones leave out rice porridge and sometimes a cup of coffee. Some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Italy, steer away from kid-friendly snacks in favor of wine and liquor. And in Ireland, wee ones leave out Guinness beer to help Father Christmas, or Daidí na Nollag, as he's called in th

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