As children pour into this cobblestoned dockside neighborhood, they begin jamming to live Christmas music and charting Santa’s progress on a jumbotron at the annual party to celebrate the arrival of the man himself – Sinterklaas, as he’s known to Dutch speakers in Belgium and the Netherlands – and his faithful helper, Black Pete. In the Dutch-speaking world, Santa arrives on the scene in mid-November, traveling from Spain where, according to legend here, he spends the off-season, eschewing Arctic climes. It’s a festive time that culminates this week in the feast of St. Nicholas, when children receive presents.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/black-pete-no-more-tide-turning-against-dutch-221330212.html

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