sinterklaas and black pete - holland holiday

Sinterklaas and Black Pete.
Traditional kids party and black protest.
November is an exiting time for little children in Holland.
Because then Sinterklaas arrives in Holland with his steamboat.
The boat is loaded with presents. On the quay hundreds of parents welcome him with there children by singing Sinterklaas songs.
This very old bishop brings many servants who have black painted faces and wear a special costume. They all have the same name: Black Pete.
In many places all over the country the steamboat arrives with a Sinterklaas. In the Netherlands, this festival has been celebrated for centuries.
The history tells us that the holy Nicholas, Sinterklaas, was the patron saint of children. Through the centuries, the story has transformed into what it is now. It has nothing to do with religion anymore.
Sinterklaas is a hundreds of years old bishop riding a beautiful white horse. Every year in november he comes to Holland to celebrate his birthday on 5 december. Upon his arrival all the Black Petes hand out candy to the children.
In the period before his birthday the children put one of their shoes near the stove before they go to sleep. Sometimes they put a carrot in their shoe for the horse and a drawing for Sinterklaas.
The story goes that in the night Sinterklaas rides over the roofs on his white horse and the Black Petes let themselves down through the chimneys to fill the shoes with candy or other little presents.
That’s what the Dutch tell their children.
The parents put the presents in the shoes and take away the carrot and drawing.
On 5 december, Sinterklaas his birthday, it is gifts evening. On this evening the children are singing Sinterklaas songs near the stove and then suddenly there is a loud knock on the door. That will be Black Pete. The kids run to the door and find a bag with presents. Black Pete is nowhere to find...
But not everyone is happy with this festival. The black part of the Dutch people believe that Black Pete it is a rascist caricature.
So protests are organized around this time.
It makes some white Dutch groups very angry because the festival belongs to the Dutch culture for centuries.
The moderate Dutch search for an alternative like Pete with another color or a Pete with soot sweeps because of his chimney actions.
The future will bring a solution.
The history of Sinterklaas is a long story.
Wanna know everything about it?
Visit Holland Holiday.net!
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[@Dimensioneer88]

I'm not Anti-Blackface Black Pete, but I admit I do like the Purple Face variant.

[@geraldbrowder5806]

Here cuz of Atlanta season 3

[@MrAnonymousme10]

King: dear santa, my wish to this christmas is to have a free labor force.

[@mranon42023]

lmao

[@timothykramer2551]

Black Peet. I love this

[@djssf]

Truth tad weird lol I love how people playing it off like it's not lol 😆 😂 😅 🤣

[@radicafantasy6887]

are they black face because of the soot? because they are climbing chimneys etc?

[@hollandholiday4181]

Please visit www.hollandholiday.net. The site contains all the information about this subject.

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

I'm black and I believe 99% of the Dutch intend no harm when wearing Schwartz Pete costume. This tradition should be celebrated and used to teach White and Black children about the dark history

[@soof4609]

Run Run Shaw thank you finally someone who thinks we arent racist

[@hellokitty524]

Sophia Fortuin - She says to teach the children about the dark history. What is the dark history? The dark history is the racism and slavery reflected in the Dutch Zwarte Piet tradition! Dark history means bad things that happened in the past that hopefully we can all learn to never repeat!

[@Skylightatdusk]

@@soof4609 Words and customs that portray one set of people poorly affect the people being portrayed poorly. What is 'racism' anyway? Some people think of it only as something overt like someone phisically hitting another but it goes far deeper than that.

[@Skylightatdusk]

@@hellokitty524 I think most people think of history of colonial exploitation of colored people with nostalgia and do not want to see the dark side to it. If the intention was to teach, they would have been doing that a long time ago.

[@marilynschipper7272]

@@hellokitty524 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH60kIuqqNeFobM

[@gaggymott9159]

I am British, and I love the tradition of SintaarKlass and Black Pete. It is tradition for Dutch children who know nothing of racism. Our traditions in the UK don't have such 'helpers' but don't assume that young children are racists....

[@caioaugustofabiano]

Clearly, you are white

[@jamesgavern2084]

Okay so they are saying black Piet is black because of chimney soot, but from the tradition I just saw the toys are left outside and no one comes down a chimney. So, makes no sense or did I miss something?

[@spraakkanon]

You are right. still it doesn't matter. they celebrate this in their country so only they deserve a seat at the negotiation table.

[@galadriel4017]

It’s racist

[@jamesgavern2084]

@@galadriel4017 I think I’ll leave it up to the POC in their country to decide whether it is racist or not. It’s easy to make snap judgements from a different perspective. To me, it is. However I don’t live there. And can’t presume to understand what POC there feel about it.

[@galadriel4017]

I’m from there and I’m telling you it’s racist, plus it’s self explanatory when you look at the features

[@spraakkanon]

@@jamesgavern2084 The black people in the Netherlands are migrants so they have no say in this. Some like it, some hate it, their opinion is not important.

[@feridbathory4000]

“They all have the Same name” nooooo we have “paardenpiet” “hoofdpiet” etc HAHAHA

[@belgicain5283]

Ah en Danspiet, coole piet, profpiet, etc xD (En natuurlijk, Party Piet Pablo hé)

[@hibatallah77]

@@belgicain5283 hij ia engels

[@transqueen3551]

And racisme Pete!!!!

[@mardtdevisser1189]

@@transqueen3551 and stop making everyone and everything a problem pete

[@marilynschipper7272]

@@transqueen3551 please chill kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH60kIuqqNeFobM

[@AngelaBuyck]

Very nice tradition

[@sailormoon9885]

RASISME tradition

[@karendenne6451]

There face is not painted black they are black

[@berdekoc5974]

Karen Denne nopee Paint in muslim and live in netherlands i know better Sinterklaas is a muslim turk

[@xqzt_media]

@@berdekoc5974 He was black.

[@bloodanddajugs]

I just love the idea of this, that Black Netherlanders have genuinely sharpie marker black skin and stop sign red lips.

[@anggrainicahyani8467]

Datang ke Indonesia juga dong

[@anggrainicahyani8467]

Bagus banget ya .....

[@jurmobile9747]

Its still my favorite holiday

[@saulcontrerasOfficial]

Okay, but why have a blackface guy?

[@jurmobile9747]

@@saulcontrerasOfficial because he goes trough a chimney to deliver presents. Chimneys are filthy so thats why. But most times it was just to stay anonymous. For example, an old friend of mine his dad was a black pete. If he didn't have the black face, he would be recognized

[@saulcontrerasOfficial]

@@jurmobile9747 his hair gets curly and he gets red lips through the chiminney too? It's obviously based on blackface.

[@jurmobile9747]

@@saulcontrerasOfficial I must add that I grew up without the redlips and earrings and hair. Btw, dont suddenly put blame on me for any of this im only 15. And nowadays we only have black pete's in those weird nazi village's that are more racist than russia.

[@saulcontrerasOfficial]

@@jurmobile9747 I'm not blaming you for anything

[@pam8sj0611]

Man when I was young, as Indonesia adopts a lot of Dutch's culture, this Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet brought nothing but horror 🤣🤣🤣 well Sinterklaas was the good cop with present tho. But those Zwarte Piet, man oh man hahahaha

[@AbnormaLCSGO]

wtf does a carrot do in the fucking boot

[@junelynn63]

It is Holland's business and their culture, others should leave them alone!!!

[@pamelaryan574]

Fuck there holiday bitch

[@sheeptards097]

This some racist ass shit

[@mardtdevisser1189]

@@sheeptards097 not realy you just make it racist no one thought of it as racist until people screamed about it they are black becasue of the chimmney now there are also color petes to satisfie the people. just becasue something is black doesnt make it racist stop making victims out of everything. and if youj think salvery is something only black people exsprienced then you are a idiot. its a world wide thing and every color has exsprienced and are still exspriencing it but you dont hear people about that fucking hypocrits

[@sheeptards097]

@@mardtdevisser1189 RACIST CONFIRMED 💯💯

[@mardtdevisser1189]

@@sheeptards097 my god can you just scream?? you have zero subtance. IDIOT CONFIRMED!!!

[@GSCannon]

This tradition is offensive to the people of color in Holland. I saw this visiting my girlfriend in the Netherlands. Blackface is now banned throughout Holland. As for Saint Nicolas he was born in Myra, Turkey and became a Bishop, was Canonized and of Greek heritage. Saint Nicolas spread throughout the world. The European Dutch brought Saint Nicolas, SinterKlass to America. Saint Nicolas’ name morphed in to different names through Children’s books and stories. Xmas a beloved holiday steeped in tradition. Christmas on Dec 25, came about during Constantine’s Reign 3rd Century. AD.

[@KajiRider1997]

Also before St Niklas was used for this holiday it was Odin and his horse Sleipnir

[@B_B463]

It’s not banned completely, only in the major cities in the western part of the country where PEOPLE OF COLAH live. Thankfully we can maintain this wonderful tradition in most areas

[@marilynschipper7272]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH60kIuqqNeFobM

[@victorchozen4205]

Stop by visiting and getting easily offended then ?

[@spraakkanon]

yes it is offensive. so? it is still up to the native Dutch to decide over what they do with it.

[@norbertpaulina3090]

Day 6 our 6 month 6 July is lion of juda .

[@giovanniwalters9000]

This is racist af man and highly offense and not to mention cringey

[@spraakkanon]

You are right, so? It is still up to the native Dutch to decide over what they do with it. If they want to do this than you have the right to feel offended but not to intervene.

[@mranon42023]

@@spraakkanon based. black people are talkign shit about white poeple on amercan media all day and nobdy gives a shit

[@Mr_gamer58126]

Black Pete is some one dressed up so it's just sinterklaas

[@anggrainicahyani8467]

Bagus banget ya

[@anggrainicahyani8467]

Bagus ya di holland

[@timothykramer2551]

He is a good black man

[@dutchman7623]

6 december is st nicholas day, not because of his birthday but it is the day of his death.

[@nahilltop]

Dutch Man what day the the boat come in is it in November or December

[@natasjadirken8075]

@@nahilltop The second week of November

[@dutchman7623]

@Caramel Queen Now you are being racist!

[@dutchman7623]

@Caramel Queen No, your racism is directly, not hidden, straight in the face. And can be publicly seen all over the USA in the form of segregation, worse than in SA during Apartheid.

[@parisnohilton]

The real history behind this is sick and to celebrate it like it’s a jolly Holliday is crazy

[@spraakkanon]

You misunderstood and are complaining about something you don't understand.

[@j.w7611]

👍 Black Pete 👍

[@ppb4037]

I m spanish and had No idea about this xD

[@HansvanderVeen]

Je schrijft of Nederlands, of Engels. Niet Sinterklaas en Black Pete. Het is Saint Nicholaus and Bogeyman, hoewel ik ook een voorstander ben van Black Pete. Maar ja, de dikke van Dale weet het beter. En als je Sinteklaas vertaald wordt het Santa Claus, en dat is de Kerstman.

[@carlijneprince-nitert8928]

Im Dutch: ik hou van sinterklaas! Im not English.

[@windstorm1000]

Sinter Klaus big deal in Holland! Happy st. Nicklias day everyone. Which I could be there !

[@samhakim6307]

Shit my kid just watched this

[@bla9ckcob5ra]

I don’t know what’s being taught to the majority of these people protesting, I think the truth needs to be told about who is “Swarthy Pete”. From everything I’ve gather from it up to this point, swarthy Pete is a Moor from Spain. According to Wikipedia he’s also a page. one historical definition of Page is a boy in training for Knighthood rank before a squire in personal attendance to a Knight. A page can also be an attendant of a person of rank. So with me finding out just that bit of information about Swarthy Pete, I can’t get mad in any way shape or form about any dressing this way and celebrating Sinteerklass. I think it’s more offensive to say they are that color because they are going down chimneys and their clothes are not sooty.

[@marilynschipper7272]

Zwarte*

[@bla9ckcob5ra]

@@marilynschipper7272 Doesn’t Matter. Means the same thing in a dictionary.

[@rocket5557]

Never give up your national traditions! Do not cave to PC/Woke!

[@sheeptards097]

This some racist chit

[@spraakkanon]

Yes, so? It is also not your business. it's not you country, your street or home.

[@galadriel4017]

It’s still racist, that’s a fact hahahah

[@timothykramer2551]

I love this.. ❤

[@PrinceJ20233]

Look who is demonstrating against it. Leave the culture alone.

[@xqzt_media]

Sinterklaas was black too. Not just black Pete....

[@Censored_GJ]

wrong toe ahandala wer are you

[@Mike.Bumble]

Wrong: They all have the same name: Black Pete.

[@belgicain5283]

Zwartepiet or Père Fouettard here in Belgium

[@soof4609]

They dont there is hoofd piet, paniek piet, malle piet they al have a different name

[@belgicain5283]

@@soof4609 Yeah but they are all black pieten

[@soof4609]

Patriote Belge well you are right

[@Angelo-ek2kf]

Black people are too sensitive.. just chill it's not that deep

[@RoelofdenOtter]

EN GEWOON ZWARTE MELKPIET

[@mirola73]

Holland , the country doesn't even exist........................It's a bit like saying Bavaria, when you actually meant Germany.

[@VRBLNSLT]

Funny thing is that in our official national tourism campaign its called Holland aswell. Guess our poorly educated tourism industry folks just send people to touristic places but dont know our history.. Its pretty laughable🙈

[@jemiyamis5835]

Bro yoo crazy ... wtf

[@soof4609]

Bitch you crazy i come from Holland and trust me its a real country😂😂😂

[@marilynschipper7272]

You Just denied our whole existence

[@spraakkanon]

Thank you for your opinion. You have the freedom to express it like the Dutch have the freedom to not consider your opinion and celebrate this anyway. it is their country. You have therefor no seat at the negotiation table. Fascinating, all these people who don't even live in the Netherlands and who aren't even Dutch but who think they have the right to decide over this because of their feelings and their arrogance. ...speaking of neo-colonial attitudes, the pot sure calls the kettle black.

[@sailormoon9885]

Zwarta Pete is disgusting caricature.

[@sailormoon9885]

@PSV Fan Your Zwarte Pete and Goliwog candies and dolls are offensive, denigrating, demoralizing caricatures of the phenotypes of people with African descent. It is pure white supremacist racism. Your colonial hangover is showing.

[@mardtdevisser1189]

@@sailormoon9885 wy if something is black its a bad thing?? wy cant something be black and at the same time not be linked to slavery. you know slavery is not tied to the colonial past it happend to every color every race in every time period. there were times it was mutch bigger like in the roman empire or the mongols or the chinese.

[@sailormoon9885]

@@mardtdevisser1189 Are you serious right now. What part of Black Face Caricature don't you understand?

[@andriesquast2028]

@@sailormoon9885 Bla bla bla. Commie.

[@andriesquast2028]

@@sailormoon9885 Why can’t Pete be black? What’s wrong with that? Your silly words are the result of severe mental abuse and perfectly fit the profile of a cult member. It stems from the obsolete and degenerate marxist ideology. Furthermore, the nowadays Sinterklaas narrative is a mix of a variety of historical facts and myths that don’t matter at all for the event as it is celebrated today. The kidnapping of children by black Pete comes from the history of African slave traders that kidnapped European Mediterranean people for their business. And the bishop of Mira is known for freeing black people from slavery. So, it’s not at all a one sided history. But you probably don’t give a flying F, because you’re a commie. They don’t care about facts.