Sinterklaas
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Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet: a pagan tradition, also in Northern Italy
You probably already knew that Sinterklaas is not only celebrated in the Netherlands. But did you also know that this thousands of years old festival is still celebrated in Italy? Of course, the Italian version of our Sinterklaas party is La Befana, which takes place with Epiphany. But also the Sinterklaas tradition as we know it – with a local variant of […] More
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Column: Sinterklaas abroad
It's already December 5. Saint Nicholas. Hot chocolate and filled speculaas. Banquet Bar. Chocolate letters. Melancholy because I think back to that typical Dutch party? Putting on shoes? Singing songs by the heating or being convinced that you see a white fungus on the roofs? Well no. Not really. You get melancholy […] More
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