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Generally regarded as the Dutch equivalent of Christmas, Sinterklaas is a holiday where people get together with loved ones to exchange gifts.

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Sinterklaas is based on a legendary figure called St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra (Turkey) and patron saint of children. After his death in 343 a.d., stories ...

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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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Sinterklaas refers to two things. Firstly, it is the name for the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus — except this one's from Spain for some reason. Secondly, it ...

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Sinterklaas was "real," while Santa was seen as a fun, fictional Christmas character they knew about but didn't have much of an emotional connection to.

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The Dutch have their traditions. Sinterklaas is the time of year when the Dutch like to come together to do specific Dutch things.

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Each year, Sinterklaas or Sint Nicolaas (Saint Nicolas) travels from Madrid (Spain) to the Netherlands and Belgium to celebrate his birthday on 5 December.

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The tradition of Sinterklaas comes all the way from the Netherlands, brought by Dutch settlers who arrived in Rhinebeck over 300 years ago. Sinterklaas, the ...

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And that is that the Sint brings the meal of the evening, consisting mainly of peanuts, mandarines, and stuff like that. We mix that in with the ...

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