'Black Pete': Dismantling a racist tradition - DW

Traditionally, Zwarte Piet serves as an assistant to the saint and distributes sweets and gifts to well-behaved children.

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4 Dec 2020 — Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet as he is known in the Netherlands, is a holiday tradition dating back to the 19th century that depicts a helper of Saint Nicholas ...

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Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other Dutch names for the figure include De Sint ("The ...

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1 Dec 2014 — According to tradition, Sinterklaas and his Black Pete helpers arrive every November by boat from Spain, bringing presents and candy for every ...

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5 Dec 2019 — He is accompanied by Zwarte Piet, his helper. The number of Sinterklaas's helpers has grown steadily over the years; at the end of World War ...

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14 Nov 2020 — Accompanying him are his helpers, the Zwarte Pieten or Black Petes, traditionally portrayed by white people as buffoons in full blackface ...

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5 Dec 2014 — In the Netherlands, Santa Claus is traditionally accompanied by black-faced helpers called “Black Petes”, or “Zwarte Pieten” in Dutch. Families ...

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6 Sept 2025 — Zwarte Piet is a character in Dutch folklore who accompanies St. Nicholas in St. Nicholas Day festivities in the Netherlands.

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5 Dec 2022 — Over the past decade, attitudes have changed towards the blackface figure accompanying Saint Nicholas in the Netherlands.

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