Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene Frankly, I did not know about the festivities concurrent with the 5th of December. Jerry grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > Michiel > > This is also a German tradition. Our German Exchange daughter this year > told us about it when we asked her why she was putting one of her shoes > outside her bedroom door on the 5th. She was happy to see that St. > Nicholas was able to find her the next morning. ;-) > > Gene > > > Michiel Fokkema > <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent by: cc: > owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 50: Waiting for Sinterklaas > -alto.ca.us > > > 12/15/2003 01:01 PM > Please respond to > leica-users > > > > Actually Sinterklaas is a saint. It is supposed to be saint Nicholas who > was a great friend of children. The Dutch word 'sint' means saint. > Sinterklaas comes to Holland around the middle of November by boat from > Spain. Children are then aloud to set there shoe, they have to sing some > Sinterklaas songs. In the morning there is a small present in the shoe. > Sinterklaas is accompianed by a white horse and Zwarte Piet and travels > over the roofs of the houses. He knows everything about the behavior of > all the children. On the 5th of December he brings presents to all the > children who behaved the last year. The children that didn't behave will > be put into a sack and taken back to Spain. > As far as I know this very old custom is restricted to Holland and the > North of Belgium. Unfortunate this custom is under severe attack of > santa claus. > > Best regards, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > I don't know if it is meant to have anything to do with the Pope, given > > the strong Protestant traditions in the Netherlands. When we lived in > > Flanders, Sinterklaas also looked like this and also had Zwarte Piet > > with him. > > > > Nathan > > > > RUBEN BLĘDEL wrote: > > > >>Why is Santa wearing the Popes hat? > >> > >>Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On December 5th, Sinterklaas and his helper Zwarte Piet came to my > >>>daughter's school, as they did to schools all over the Netherlands. The > >>>children lined up outside in some sort of organised chaos to wait for > >>>them. > >>> > >>>I was there with my Leica, and as often happens during such events, my > >>>favourite picture is one where I turned the camera on the other parents: > >>>http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50.jpg > >>> > >>>Here is my daughter's homeroom teacher, Jenny, waiting with the > >>>children: > >>>http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50alt1.jpg > >>> > >>>And they finally arrive: > >>>http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50alt2.jpg > >>> > >>>All pictures with M7, 35mm Summilux, Ektachrome 100G. > >>> > >>>The complete PAW index is at: > >>>http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/indexpaw2003.htm > >>>and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > >>> > >>>Nathan > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html