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06-12-2004, 07:17 PM
Sinterklaas a.k.a. Saint Nicolas is a holiday we're Sint Nicolas and his beautifull white horse(Named Schimmel, wich is translated either: Funge or Horse, since he's whit whit gray spots we translate it a bit in both ways ^^) rides around the roofs going into houses whit his loyal helpers: "De Zwarte Pieten", wich are: "The Black Men" [I couldn't find a translation for Piet so I wrote man, so..don't take it as a rascist pronucation]
He and his helpers see if the lil' kiddies have been good or bad.
The Good ones get Candy and presents, tough, the bad ones get hit whit a whip!
[Not really huh, it's just a part of the song children sing]
I my friends, have asked a 3D Puzzle, I need such "World Balls" ut they're expensive, and the 3D Puzzle has such one, so make it, crash it and use it for school. W00T xD
It is the tradition to put a Carrot or a piece of sugar in your shoe and place it infront of the fireplace so the horse could eat the carrot ^^
He has a long trip to go!
Pics of "Sinterklaas" and "De Zwarte Pieten" whit "Schimmel"
- http://stnicholas.kids.us/stnic/images/sint-arrive-wmaster.jpg
- http://www.dow.wau.nl/msa/epn/conference/Fotoweb/Foto's/Tumbling%20Zwarte%20Piet.jpg
- http://rotterdam.scouting.nl/ctg14/Foto's/Welpen/Sint%20'03/Zwarte%20Piet.JPG
Also, Saint Nicolas is a bit stolen from the American Santa Claus.
He is practically the Dutch Santa Claus and when the American soldiers came int oour country we received Halloween and everybody started to celebrate Christmas too, where Santa comes to give you presents!
So, we in Belgium and The Netherlands get twice the joy in decembre ^^
Well..The moral of all the explanation you have been reading here wich has taken up for the average reader about 5 minits:
HAPPY SAINT NICOLAS ^^
He and his helpers see if the lil' kiddies have been good or bad.
The Good ones get Candy and presents, tough, the bad ones get hit whit a whip!
[Not really huh, it's just a part of the song children sing]
I my friends, have asked a 3D Puzzle, I need such "World Balls" ut they're expensive, and the 3D Puzzle has such one, so make it, crash it and use it for school. W00T xD
It is the tradition to put a Carrot or a piece of sugar in your shoe and place it infront of the fireplace so the horse could eat the carrot ^^
He has a long trip to go!
Pics of "Sinterklaas" and "De Zwarte Pieten" whit "Schimmel"
- http://stnicholas.kids.us/stnic/images/sint-arrive-wmaster.jpg
- http://www.dow.wau.nl/msa/epn/conference/Fotoweb/Foto's/Tumbling%20Zwarte%20Piet.jpg
- http://rotterdam.scouting.nl/ctg14/Foto's/Welpen/Sint%20'03/Zwarte%20Piet.JPG
Also, Saint Nicolas is a bit stolen from the American Santa Claus.
He is practically the Dutch Santa Claus and when the American soldiers came int oour country we received Halloween and everybody started to celebrate Christmas too, where Santa comes to give you presents!
So, we in Belgium and The Netherlands get twice the joy in decembre ^^
Well..The moral of all the explanation you have been reading here wich has taken up for the average reader about 5 minits:
HAPPY SAINT NICOLAS ^^