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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]
In the Netherlands, his feast day is celebrated on 5 December, the Eve of Saint Nicholas. It is believed that Sinterklaas travels from Spain by boat. His arrival each November is a big event for children. In the days leading up to 5 December, young children put their shoes in front of the chimneys and sing Sinterklaas songs.
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.
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 .
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.
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' The Great Sinterklaas Movie ') is a 2020 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [1] [2] It was the tenth highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. [3] It was Bram van der Vlugt's last appearance as Sinterklaas; the film was released two months before his death. [4] [5]