United StatesChildren in the US leave milk and cookies for Santa. rangizzz/Shutterstock In the US, many children leave out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa.Some families also leave carrots and celery for Santa's reindeer.AustraliaIn Australia, children leave Santa beer. Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock Although Australians leave cookies for Santa to snack on, they replace the glass of milk with a cold glass of beer. December is actually summer for Australia, so the beer might be just what Santa needs in the hot weather. IrelandSome children in Ireland leave a pint of Guinness. Frantisekf/Shutterstock Some families in Ireland leave a pint of Guinness for Santa on Christmas Eve.According to Culture Trip, children usually place the cold beer near the tree to offer Saint Nick a quick pick-me-up for the long night ahead. UKChildren in England leave Father Christmas mince pies and sherry. Marbury/Shutterstock Like in Australia and Ireland, children in the UK also leave Santa alcohol.Families believe Father Christmas needs some sherry to warm up on Christmas night. It's also tradition to pair the sherry with a mince pie. The NetherlandsSome children in the Netherlands leave carrots in their shoes. Milos Ruzicka/Shutterstock In the Netherlands, children often leave carrots and hay to helpenergize Sinterklaas's horses yes, horses on their trip around the world.In some parts of Europe, like Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands, children don't believe Santa's sleigh is pulled by reindeer. Instead, they think he is being pulled by horses, so children leave food for them on Christmas Eve,and sometimes this food is left in their shoes. ArgentinaChildren in Argentina leave hay and water out ahead of Three Kings Day. ben bryant/Shutterstock Rather than leave snacks for Santa, children in Argentina leave out hay and water for the Three Kings' horses. They also leave out their shoes, so their gifts can be placed in them, Ecela Spanish reported.Children in Argentina usually receive their presents on January 6, Three Kings Day, which honors the day the Three Kings delivered their presents to baby Jesus. DenmarkChildren in Denmark leave their nisse rice pudding. Gaus Alex/Shutterstock Kids in Denmark don't leave anything for Julemanden the Danish term for Santa to eat, but they do leave out treats for their nisse, or house elf.According to Atlas Obscura, the Danish tradition calls for families to leave a bowl of risengrd (rice pudding or sweet porridge) out on Christmas Eve for the house elf. SwedenChildren in Sweden also leave out rice porridge. dimbar76/Shutterstock In 2017, then-press officer of the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, Kate Reuterswrd told NPR that her family would leave a bowl of risgrynsgrt (rice porridge) outside their door."The rice porridge is thickened with milk and flavored with cinnamon and a little salt. Some families add almonds, butter, jam, or molasses, but the traditional version doesn't have to be sweetend," she said.Some families in Sweden may also leave Jultomte a cup of coffee. IcelandIn Iceland, families leave the Yule Lads laufabrau. Elisa Hanssen/Shutterstock Rather than Santa Claus, children in Iceland await the arrival of the 13 Yule Lads, who, beginning on December 12, each bring them a small present, Nordic Visitor reported. In return, families leave out laufabrau, which translates to leaf bread and tastes like acrispy wafer.FranceSome children in France leave Pre Nol wine. New Africa/Shutterstock In France, children leave Pre Nol wine and leave Gui, his donkey, treats like carrotsor hay, which is left in their shoes, History.com reported. GermanyIn Germany, some children leave handwritten letters. Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Germans have a Christmas angel, the "Christkind," instead of Santa Claus, and they don't leave any snacks.Instead, they write the angel letters. Some families mail the letters ahead of the holiday, while others leave them out on Christmas Eve, History.com reported.ChilePan de pascua is a traditional Chilean fruitcake. Ildi Papp/Shutterstock In Chile, children leave pan de pascua, a traditional fruitcake, for Viejito Pascuero, "Old Man Christmas." Some of the fruitcake's key ingredients are dulce de leche, rum, candided fruits, and nuts.