How the Dutch celebrate Christmas

Dec 14, 2009 21:25

So apparently, in the Netherlands and Flanders, there's also Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) who accompanies (is a servant to) Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) during the holidays to distribute presents and the like. While I find the creation/history of Zwarte Piet extremely offensive, I also found this kind of hilarious when I read it off Wiki ( Read more... )

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fishymices December 15 2009, 08:08:41 UTC
Spain's house is Mega awesome though. The Spanish don't bother to travel outside their own country much because they have everything - beaches, good food (only in some parts!!), mountains, snow...

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