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  • nlnieu16
    Major

    • Jul 2006
    • 264

    Sinterklaas party

    In Holland and Belgium (Vlaanderen, Dutch speaking part of the country) it's a tradition to give presents not with christmas but with Sinterklaas. For little children the fest. is almost like Santa Claus in the anglo saxon world. Only Sinterklaas has a lot of Pieten for help. (black men dressed in specific clothes who deliver the presents through chemneys. The fest has a lot of specific Dutch pastry like speculaas and Taai Taai all flavoured with nice spices. For the adults the festival is different, you make a wish list and put your name on it and then you swap the lists in groups of friends or family. You will have to make a suprise and make a hilaric, sarcastic poem for your friend/ familymember. The fest is always on 5 December as it's the birthday of Sinterklaas.

    Alles over het Sinterklaas feest 2024 vind je hier op Sinterklaas.nl. De intocht 2024, kleurplaten, gedichten, cadeau tips en het Sinterklaas journaal.
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  • LadyEye
    General & Forum Moderator

    • Jun 2006
    • 10526

    #2
    Re: Sinterklaas party

    Sounds like alot of fun ......... thanks for sharing ... just might make one of those poems on the 5th anyway .... hee hee .....

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    • C L
      General

      • Jul 2006
      • 5561

      #3
      Re: Sinterklaas party

      Wow, those pastries sound yummy! It is funny you mention this, as I have a customer from Holland and just this past weekend he has rented a shakespeare type costume, last name Senz.

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      • nlnieu16
        Major

        • Jul 2006
        • 264

        #4
        Re: Sinterklaas party

        Well the shakesparean costumes may look a little bit like the uniforms for the Piets. His last name is not a Dutch name may be a Frysian name (Province of the Netherlands with a different language (as we like so many languages in Europe !)
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        • C L
          General

          • Jul 2006
          • 5561

          #5
          Re: Sinterklaas party

          The costume he rented was like this one (man's) only in black and silver, he rents it every year at this time. Perhaps a coincidence?
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          • nlnieu16
            Major

            • Jul 2006
            • 264

            #6
            Re: Sinterklaas party

            No I don't think so if you dress in this costume and paint your face black, at a back with pepernoten (little pastry with speculaas spices (cinamon, pepper, ginger etc) you look like a black pete. See also http://www.pietendorp.nl/

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            • C L
              General

              • Jul 2006
              • 5561

              #7
              Re: Sinterklaas party

              Originally posted by nlnieu16
              No I don't think so if you dress in this costume and paint your face black, at a back with pepernoten (little pastry with speculaas spices (cinamon, pepper, ginger etc) you look like a black pete. See also http://www.pietendorp.nl/

              www.jaspernieuwenhuizen.nl
              Thanks for the learning, the pastries still sound yummy.

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              • nlnieu16
                Major

                • Jul 2006
                • 264

                #8
                Re: Sinterklaas party

                Well at the moment eating them for two weeks (they were everywhere) I don't like them anymore. Got to work out to lose some kilo from the candies.
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                • C L
                  General

                  • Jul 2006
                  • 5561

                  #9
                  Re: Sinterklaas party

                  lol nlnieu.....you must of ate quite a bit....to be sick of them, I suppose it was your duty to do so ... its a tough job.

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                  • nlnieu16
                    Major

                    • Jul 2006
                    • 264

                    #10
                    Re: Sinterklaas party

                    Yes it is a specially the work out after !
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                    • C L
                      General

                      • Jul 2006
                      • 5561

                      #11
                      Re: Sinterklaas party

                      Yep, the workout after, agree....now we have to move on to something more important......lol.......just kidding......need a favor from you nlnieu....need you to join the alienclub, that way I won't be a pig anymore.....so all you have to do is post your pic in the aliencamp thread, and they do the rest....it's a simple operation....day surgery....doesn't hurt....ok pal? lol

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                      • beegud2
                        Major General

                        • Apr 2006
                        • 2156

                        #12
                        Re: Sinterklaas party

                        Wow..i like this tradition. Thanks for sharing nlnieu. ALso late from me but Welcome to Vodaland and I hope you will join and become a part of the Vodaliens Party. We would love to have you on board.

                        (Ok and it'sa plea to get me and CL and our piggy butts out of trouble...pretty please and thanks).
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