Sinterklaas

Did you know that this weekend Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands on his steamboat, packed to the rim with gifts?

According to tradition Sinterklaas will leave you a present if you have been nice in the past year. Legend has it that if you have been naughty, you will be put in a jute bag and taken back to Spain for punishment.

Did you know that this weekend Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands? According to tradition Sinterklaas will leave you a present if you have been nice in the past year. Legend has it that if you have been naughty, you will be put in a jute bag and taken back to Spain for punishment.
photo: Robert Hoetink