Sinterklaas

English thumb|Sinterklaas played by Bram van der Vlugt Etymology From en nl Sinterklaas. en Santa Claus. Proper noun + Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who (in the Low Countries and other parts of Europe) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6. en 1949 Laura Lee Hope pseudonym Freddie in the Sand The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land New York, N.Y. w:Grosset & Dunlap 113 https://archive.org/details/bobbseytwinsintu0000laur/page/113/mode/1up 4145078 Freddie filled his plate with white and chocolate Christmas trees, Sinterklaases, and dogcarts. 20 December 1992 Andrew Kelly Dutch Santa, Authentic Sinterklaas, Faces Challenge From Anglo-Saxon Interloper https://web.archive.org/web/20250513085603/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-20-mn-4490-story.html To many Dutch people, the Anglo-American Santa is a pale imitation of the authentic Sinterklaas. 4 November 2013 Sally McGrane The Netherlands Confronts Black Pete https://web.archive.org/web/20140919025308/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-netherlands-confronts-black-pete The Dutch Black Petes are more fun, and thus more popular, than the staid saint they serve, and in the festive weeks before Sinterklaas returns to Spain (that’s where he lives, according to tradition) they show up everywhere, from schools to shops to company parties. 4 December 2013 w:Arnon Grunberg Why the Dutch Love Black Pete https://web.archive.org/web/20131205032612/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/opinion/why-the-dutch-love-black-pete.html Black Pete and Sinterklaas also conspire to form a punitive team. In the traditional holiday songs, Sinterklaas brings gifts for good boys and girls; naughty children get a spanking with Black Pete’s bundle of twigs. See also en Black Peter Further reading en Sinterklaas Dutch nl 2012 December 5 nl: thumb|250px|Sinterklaas op zijn paardSaint Nicholas on his horse Etymology nl :inh dum:Sinter Clâes nl dum Sinter Clâes. Pronunciation nl /sɪntərˈklaːs/ nl Nl-Sinterklaas.ogg nl Sin ter klaas nl aːs 3 Proper noun m en Sinterklaas Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who (in the Low Countries and other parts of Europe) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6 1984, Het Goede Doel (Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming), Sinterklaas (song): nl Met Paas denk ik aan Sinterklaas en stuur ik hem een kaart, ik vraag hem hoe het met hem gaat en groet gelijk zijn paard. At Easter I think of Sinterklaas and I send him a card, I ask him how he is and greet his horse too. the holiday dedicated to Saint Nicholas Synonyms nl Sint-Nicolaas Derived terms nl Chanoeklaas Sinterkerst sinterklaasavond sinterklaascadeau sinterklaasfeest sinterklaasgedicht sinterklaasinkopen sinterklaasrijm sinterklaassurprise Descendants en Santa Claus 1 stq Sunderkloas 1 1 id Sinterklas 1 See also nl kerstman nl Zwarte Piet Black Pete nl Sinterklaas