Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sinterklaas parade

The man himself, riding his faithful steed Amerigo

The Spanish representatives





Little kids catching pepernoten



This little guy got into the spirit of the Zwarte Pieten, most likely hoping to ingratiate himself and avoid a trip to Spain. The Wiki entry on the lore states: "the lyrics of traditional Sinterklaas songs and some parents warn that Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet will leave well-behaved children presents, but punish those who have been naughty. They will kidnap bad children and carry these children off in a sack to their homeland of Spain where, according to legend, Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet dwell out of season."

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