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Stuff a shoe at night for Sinterklaas

03/12/2017

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The arrival of Sinterklaas

17/11/2017

Did you know that Sinterklaas is not due to arrive in the country for a few weeks, all over the Netherlands pepernoten pop up stores open up already? They stock gingerbread nuts in a wide variety of flavors; from stroopwafel to limoncello and from licorice to pumpkin spice.

Pepernoten pop up stores

26/09/2017

kruidnoten

The Dutch eat five billion ‘kruidnootjes’ a year

03/12/2016

painting: The Feast of Saint Nicholas by Jan Steen (c. 1668)

Sinterklaas treats in Jan Steen’s 17th century painting

02/12/2016

Sinterklaas

Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of Amsterdam

26/11/2016

Sinterklaas

United Nations investigates Zwarte Piet

19/10/2013

Sinterklaas

Saint Nicholas & Santa Claus

02/12/2011