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    [citation needed] Sinterklaas is one of the sources of the popular Christmas icon of Santa Claus (Santa=Sinter, Claus=Klaas). Sinterklaas is based on the...
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    Zwarte Piet (category Sinterklaas)
    of Zwarte Piet as Sinterklaas' servant, both characters adopted more gentle personas. The lyrics of older traditional Sinterklaas songs, still sung today...
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  • "Sinterklaas is Coming to Town" is the second episode of the third season of the American comedy-drama television series Atlanta. It is the 23rd overall...
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    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...
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    Saint Nicholas (category Sinterklaas)
    Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas). When the Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam, they brought the legend and traditions of Sinterklaas with them. Howard...
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    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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  • De Club van Sinterklaas en de Race Tegen de Klok is a 2022 Dutch film written and directed by Martijn Koevoets. The film won the Golden Film award after...
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  • named Anna. Basshunter treated the song as a tribute. On 17 November "Sinterklaas boot (Boten Anna)" version was released. In the Netherlands, a spoof...
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  • is het Paard van Sinterklaas?) is a 2007 Dutch children's film. It is the sequel of Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het paard van Sinterklaas). The film received...
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    have written a letter to Sinterklaas. They can use the non-geographic postal code 0612, which refers to the date Sinterklaas is celebrated (6 December)...
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    to be Sinterklaas' assistant. Another option is to hire or ask someone to dress up as Sinterklaas and deliver the presents personally. Sinterklaas wears...
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    Speculaas (category Sinterklaas food)
    They are particularly popular around the feast of St. Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas). The oldest sources on speculaas also mention weddings and fairs. In...
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    popular children's book author, added a black servant to the Sinterklaas story. The Dag Sinterklaas series written by Hugo Matthysen gave children in Flanders...
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  • Sint (category Sinterklaas films)
    of this and annually celebrates the Sinterklaas tradition on December 5, with adults not believing that Sinterklaas exists, but making little children...
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    (translates as: "Sinterklaas wrapped - Fifty years of Sinterklaas wrapping paper"). One of Zadoks' conclusions is that the portrayal of Sinterklaas' blackface...
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    Christmas Grandpa Indian Joulupukki Julemanden Noel Baba Olentzero Père Noël Sinterklaas Others Companions of Saint Nicholas Belsnickel Elves Knecht Ruprecht...
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    Kruidnoten (category Sinterklaas food)
    associated with Sinterklaas and consequently commonly eaten in Belgium and the Netherlands. When children come to witness Sinterklaas' arrival to the...
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  • De Club van Sinterklaas (English literal title: The Club of Sinterklaas, international title: St. Nicholas & Friends) was a Dutch seasonal children's...
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    however not an official public holiday) is Saint Nicholas Day (Dutch: Sinterklaas, French: la Saint-Nicolas), a festivity for children, and in Liège, for...
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  • on March 24, 2022, airing back-to-back with the follow-up episode, "Sinterklaas is Coming to Town". The series is set in Atlanta and follows Earnest...
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    Christmas Grandpa Indian Joulupukki Julemanden Noel Baba Olentzero Père Noël Sinterklaas Others Companions of Saint Nicholas Belsnickel Elves Knecht Ruprecht...
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  • 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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    starts in early October and is usually completed by 5 December, around Sinterklaas. The flowerbeds are synchronised to the different bulb flowerings to...
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    Nicholas, or Sinterklaas (SIN-ter-klahs), as the Dutch call him. [...] Interestingly, the American Santa Claus was born out of the Dutch Sinterklaas. Domenico...
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    Dutch influence is still evident in traditions like the celebration of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) on December 5 and 6, as well as national holidays like...
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    Christmas Grandpa Indian Joulupukki Julemanden Noel Baba Olentzero Père Noël Sinterklaas Others Companions of Saint Nicholas Belsnickel Elves Knecht Ruprecht...
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    Christmas Grandpa Indian Joulupukki Julemanden Noel Baba Olentzero Père Noël Sinterklaas Others Companions of Saint Nicholas Belsnickel Elves Knecht Ruprecht...
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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...
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    annual arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands. He also appeared in this role in the 1995 television film Pepernoten voor Sinterklaas and in the television...
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  • De Brief voor Sinterklaas (Dutch for: The Letter for Sinterklaas) is a 2019 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola. Sinterklaas is in need of more Black...
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