Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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