Topic: Pepernoten
Zwarte Piet started this discussion 12 years ago #37,756
Are you ready for the drama???Zwarte Piet (OP) double-posted this 12 years ago, 49 seconds later[^] [v] #506,793
Zwarte Piet (OP) triple-posted this 12 years ago, 27 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #506,794
Syntax joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #506,812
In Holland, Santa, or “Sinterklaas,” as he’s known to the Dutch, doesn't have reindeer; he has a little helper named Zwarte Piet, literally Black Pete, who charms children with pepernoten cookies and a kooky demeanor while horrifying foreign visitors with his resemblance to Little Black Sambo. Each year, on Dec. 5, the morning before the feast of St. Nicholas, children all over the country wake up excited for gifts and candy while thousands of adults go to their mirrors to apply brown paint and red lips. In their Zwarte Piet costumes, they fill central Amsterdam and small village streets, ushering in the arrival of Sinterklaas who, in the Dutch tradition, rides a flying white horse.
Trying to tell a Dutch person why this image disturbs you will often result in anger and frustration.
Trying to tell a Dutch person why this image disturbs you will often result in anger and frustration.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 54 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #506,816
@previous (Syntax)
Santa (de kerstman, literally translated christmas man) and sinterklaas are seperate entities. We have both, though I think they share some mythos.
Santa (de kerstman, literally translated christmas man) and sinterklaas are seperate entities. We have both, though I think they share some mythos.
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Syntax replied with this 12 years ago, 22 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #506,817
@previous (A)
Is there one or two unique things dutch do that makes you look forward to the separate entities?
Is there one or two unique things dutch do that makes you look forward to the separate entities?