As kid i was born in Thailand, and from Thailand i came to The Netherlands, and there i learn about some traditions here we have a child holiday it called : Sinterklaas.
It's a party/traditons figured based on sint nicolas other names : the good holy man.Sinterklaas is celebrated annually with giving of gifts the night before Saint nicolas days 5 decembre ! In The netherlands schools starts at end of octobre with celebrating and telling the children that he arrived! When the children are sweet they get presents and if they are bad they are not getting it.
Also at home the children can put there shoe by the door or the heater and sing a song before they go to sleep to get something from The Holy man.
It is a very nice Tradition i know when i was young i always wanted to get up early to see what i got in my shoe!
And there are also entrance ceremonies where you can see Sinterklaar coming in his ship with his helps they called : zwarte pietten. They give the children all the delicious candy the famous one is : pepernoten.
But now in Holland we have a whole discussion about the "Zwarte pieten" Because they are black, and they are helping the "white" man so some people are saying that it's racism and that they want it to be different! Because in the time that the slavery was you had the white people and the black people under the white people.
So they are saying that people should think about it! and maybe that instead of the black Pieten they can be from all colors!
But you have also other people who think this is ridiculousnes. It's a discussion that is a very long time in The Netherlands right now. haha.
My meaning is that they have to chill out, but it is good that people are thinking about it, and if the pieten would be With all colors also great but it have to be nice for the children!
But i understand where they come from! so i am curious how this will end hihi.
It's a party/traditons figured based on sint nicolas other names : the good holy man.Sinterklaas is celebrated annually with giving of gifts the night before Saint nicolas days 5 decembre ! In The netherlands schools starts at end of octobre with celebrating and telling the children that he arrived! When the children are sweet they get presents and if they are bad they are not getting it.
Also at home the children can put there shoe by the door or the heater and sing a song before they go to sleep to get something from The Holy man.
It is a very nice Tradition i know when i was young i always wanted to get up early to see what i got in my shoe!
And there are also entrance ceremonies where you can see Sinterklaar coming in his ship with his helps they called : zwarte pietten. They give the children all the delicious candy the famous one is : pepernoten.
But now in Holland we have a whole discussion about the "Zwarte pieten" Because they are black, and they are helping the "white" man so some people are saying that it's racism and that they want it to be different! Because in the time that the slavery was you had the white people and the black people under the white people.
So they are saying that people should think about it! and maybe that instead of the black Pieten they can be from all colors!
But you have also other people who think this is ridiculousnes. It's a discussion that is a very long time in The Netherlands right now. haha.
My meaning is that they have to chill out, but it is good that people are thinking about it, and if the pieten would be With all colors also great but it have to be nice for the children!
But i understand where they come from! so i am curious how this will end hihi.
