Sinterklaas gifts are available
all year long.
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| Children
w/Sinterklaas at
Nelis’
Dutch Village. Our Storytime with Sinterklaas will return in November of 2010. |
Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet |
The
Legend of Sinterklaas Mid-November marks the start of the Sinterklaas or St. Nicholas season in the Netherlands. It begins with preparations for the parade on the last Sunday in November. Sinterklaas, with his white horse Schimmel and helper, Zwarte Piet arrive by boat and lead a merry parade throughout the town. The feast day of Sinterklaas is December 6th. This is a time for exchanging gifts and making good-natured fun of each other. Throughout the Netherlands, the eve of his feast day, December 5th is celebrated nationwide by young and old. Most places of business close a bit earlier than normal. The Dutch head home to a table laden with traditional sweets and baked goods. |
Large
chocolate letters - the first initial of each person present
is a part of each place setting. These treats share the table
with large gingerbread (Tai Tai) men and women.
Early
in the evening sweets are eaten while those gathered take turns
unwrapping their gifts. Traditionally this is the evening that
Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet ride across the rooftops of
Holland looking for and rewarding good children with small gifts
and candies.
In
anticipation of the visit, children place carrots and oats for
Sinterklaas’ white horse Schimmel, in their wooden shoes
by the door.The following morning, gifts from Sinterklaas, many
with hilarious poems attached, are opened and the poems read
aloud.A day of feasting follows. This tradition of a St. Nicholas celebration is credited with being the basis of our Santa Claus tradition here in the United States. |
| Sinterklaas Figurines | ||||
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Sinterklaas Figurine
(41cm / 16 ") ceramic |
Sinterklaas figurine (19cm / 7.5") ceramic |
Sinterklaas figurine
(31cm / 12.25 ") ceramic |
Sinterklaas figurine
(16cm / 6.25 ") ceramic |
Sinterklaas figurine
(16cm / 6.25 ") ceramic |
011486.42 |
011446.42 | 011487.42 |
011488.12 |
011488.42 |
$359.00 |
$79.95 | $159.00 |
$41.95 |
$67.95 |
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Sinterklaas Tree
Ornaments |
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| Sinterklaas with staff (9cm 3.5") poly resin |
Sinterklaas with Zwarte Piet
(9cm 3.5") poly resin |
Sinterklaas on horse
(9cm 3.5") poly resin |
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307949 |
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| $6.95 | $8.95 |
$7.95 |
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A gift of perfect taste wrapped up in one delicious
bundle. Filled with Dutch cookies, chocolates, candies, a pair
of personalized souvenir wooden shoes competes this special Dutch
Sweets Basket! Eet Smakelijk! |
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Price:
$39.95 Order
on-line for speedy delivery |
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