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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 ...
In modern adaptations for television, Sinterklaas has developed a Zwarte Piet for every function, such as a Head Piet (Hoofdpiet), a Navigation Piet (Wegwijspiet) to navigate the steamboat from Spain to the Netherlands, a Presents Piet (Pakjespiet) to wrap all the gifts, and Acrobatic Piet to climb roofs and chimneys. [12]
In 2022, parents complained after a broadcast of the program in which Sinterklaas' steamboat had sunk. This led to great shock among the children who watched the episode. The broadcaster then posted a message in which they promised to “trust that Sinterklaas will find a solution to all problems this time too”. [ 23 ]
De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis is a 2022 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [1] [2] It was the fourth best visited Dutch film of 2022 with just over 258,000 visitors. [3] [4] Robert ten Brink, Jan Versteegh and Richard Groenendijk play a role in ...
A benevolent tradition associated with Sinterklaas is poem-gifting, but the holiday is also controversial because of the figure Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), who accompanies St. Nicholas and helps to ...
Zwarte Piet (English: Black Peter or Black Pete, French: Père-Fouettard, meaning father whipper) is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas) in the folklore of the Low Countries. The character first appeared in his current form in an 1850 book by Jan Schenkman and is commonly depicted as a blackamoor.
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De Club van Sinterklaas en de Race Tegen de Klok is a 2022 Dutch film written and directed by Martijn Koevoets. [1] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [2] [3] It was the sixth best visited Dutch film of 2022 with just over 210,000 visitors. [4]