They are traditionally given to children as both a Christian and secular tradition at Christmas time and Saint Nicholas Day and in Jewish tradition during Hanukkah (see Hanukkah gelt).
Hanukkah | Hanukkah gelt | Menorah (Hanukkah) | Jacob Gelt Dekker | Hanukkah Rocks |
Colin Nugent succeeded in presenting Alan Greenspan with an 'At Least I Tried' badge, won a favourable response from David Miliband after a plea for him to show his left wing side and attend more military parades, and received a Christmas card from Goodwin after sending him a bag of chocolate money as a present.