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former Dutch colonies. The
feast of
Sinterklaas celebrates the name day of
Saint Nicholas on 6 December. The
Sinterklaas feast is
celebrated annually with...
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introduction of
Zwarte Piet as
Sinterklaas' servant, both
characters adopted gentler personas. The
lyrics of
older traditional Sinterklaas songs,
still sung today...
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Saint Nicholas (
Sinterklaas). When the
Dutch established the
colony of New Amsterdam, they
brought the
legend and
traditions of
Sinterklaas with them. Howard...
- in the Netherlands,
Sinterklaas remains the
predominant gift-giver in December; 36% of the
Dutch only give
presents on
Sinterklaas evening or the day itself...
- of
Sinterklaas. Van der
Vlugt did
appear as
Sinterklaas on
several occasions after that, most
notably in the 2019 film De
Brief voor
Sinterklaas and...
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simple piece of cake with a cup of
coffee or tea. The
Dutch festival of
Sinterklaas is held on 5 December.
Saint Nicholas leaves gifts in the children's...
- put them into sacks, and
Sinterklaas took them with him to Spain. On the
Frisian islands (Waddeneilanden), the
Sinterklaas feast has
developed independently...
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directorial debuts. As
animals do not
believe in
Sinterklaas, Freddy, Cari and
Mosus go on a
journey to find
Sinterklaas and give him
their Christmas list in person...
- holidays. They are as follows:
While Saint Nicholas's Eve (the eve of
Sinterklaas, also
called Sinterklaasavond or Pakjesavond) on 5
December is not a...
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Saint Nicholas), Père Noël, and the Weihnachtsmann;
Saint Nicholas or
Sinterklaas; the Christkind; Kris Kringle; Joulupukki; tomte/nisse;
Babbo Natale;...
