Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Christmas Dress Up Done the Dutch Way (30 pics)

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In traditional Dutch folklore, St. Nicholas has a servant called Zwarte Piet or “Black Piet”. For Sinterklaas (the St Nicholas feast day), which takes place on 5 December, many people choose to dress up as Zwart Piet as the character is a beloved part of the Netherlands’ holiday tradition. According to tales, “Black Piet” gets his complexion from being either Spanish Moor or as a result of getting covered in soot while going down a chimney. Here are some of the Instagrams of this week’s celebrations!




























2 comments :

  1. UnknownDecember 12, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    This has nothing to do with Christmas. St. Nicholas (Sinterklaas) is a different thing that we celebrate on December 5th.

    Sure the american Santa Claus is derived from St. Nicholas, but that happened after we already had the St. Nicholas celebration.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    KJLB

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