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A bunch of twigs? What is typical Dutch about it?
Why are children afraid of it?
That's what we asked the language students of the Dutch Summer School...
Explanation:
* roe (tuchtroede): birching rod; part of the Sinterklaas celebration (in the past)... children who behaved well got presents, naughty children got 'de roe'. Mostly used as a threat... either to get beaten, but later as a threat to get it in your shoe as a gift (in stead of presents), similar to Santa Clause giving coal. Nowadays, it's not common anymore that parents use this threat. Nevertheless, you might still sometimes see Zwarte Piet carrying one. The 'roe' had in some regions also a different meaning: a symbol of fertility.
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Video produced by:
Bart de Pau
(online Dutch teacher and founder of the Dutch Summer School and Dutch Winter School)
Editing: Nicolas Balbontin, Kim van den Corput, Bart de Pau
Video was recorded at the BLC Dutch Summer School - 2019 in Drenthe.
To know more about our:
- Dutch Summer School: dutchsummerschool.nl
- Dutch Winter School: dutchwinterschool.nl
- Learn Dutch online with Bart de Pau: www.learndutch.org