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Date English name Dutch name Notes 1 January New Year's Day: Nieuwjaarsdag [ˈniujaːrzˌdɑx] ⓘ March or April Good Friday: Goede Vrijdag [ˌɣudəˈvrɛidɑx] ⓘ This is a national holiday, but not a mandatory paid holiday and a normal workday for most employees. [1]
Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence, the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town (New Amsterdam), reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past. [55]
Despite the name and date, the tradition is not directly related to Sinterklaas, which is also celebrated on 5 December in the Netherlands. Rather, it is related to similar traditions on other Frisian Islands , such as Klaasohm on Borkum , Ouwe Sunderklaas on Texel , Opkleden on Vlieland , and Sunderklazen on Ameland .
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
Child watches the national arrival of Sinterklaas, broadcast by Het Sinterklaasjournaal (2006). In the summer of 2001, Ajé Boschhuizen, who was the editor-in-chief of the Dutch version of Sesame Street , came up with a new children's program for the Sinterklaas period.
1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.
Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. [85] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. [86] Fiji: Visa not required [87] 4 months Finland: Visa not required [88] Freedom of movement; ID card valid France and territories Visa not required [89]
A person in a traditional Zwarte Piet costume A person in a modernized Sooty Pete costume. Zwarte Piet (Dutch: [ˈzʋɑrtə ˈpit]; Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Péiter; West Frisian: Swarte Pyt; Indonesian: Pit Hitam), also known in English by the translated name Black Pete, is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas; French: Saint-Nicolas; West Frisian: Sinteklaas; Luxembourgish ...