** Sinterklaas is a BISHOP, not a pope, excuse me!**
David Sadaris reading "Six to Eight Black Men": play this in another tab to entertain you while you look at the pictures! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfg20k5TE8
April Winchell snippet on "Canuck, Going Dutch"-- http://canuckgoingdutch.wordpress.com/
Anticipation!
Neighborhood decorations: Zwarte Pieten
Zwarte Pieten decorations in the shops (thanks to Mom for some of these!). Those brown circles are exaggerated kruidnoten, like miniature mild gingersnaps. Usually about the size of a quarter.
"Welcome Saint and Pete!"
Sinterklaas sailed into the harbor of the Maritime Museum after his long journey from Spain.
The crowds gather...
First kid spotted with semi black-face
More kids in black-face
If you're lucky enough to have a Dutch parent (aka one with a genetic predisposition to being ridiculously tall), you can probably see for miles.
Black Pete on skates
Not a racist depiction at all...
Freakin SWAMPED
Oh noooooo, ballooooooons!
This guy collects money of any currency and donates it to disaster relief.
More skaters
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Black-face #3
The crowd from a distance
More ballooooooons
#4
Zwarte Pieten repelling!
Dam Square gathering
Passing out kruidnoten
The parade arrives in Dam Square!
This float was "baking" the cookies and throwing them to the crowd.
The Saint is here!
Bath time.
More Zwarte Pieten repelling
Majestic.
Warning in my neighborhood about the driving conditions near the center :)
Video clips of the parade!
Meep, makes me actually excited for Christmastime!
xoxo
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